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Discover LudwigThe phrase "then recently" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to mean that something happened shortly before something else. For example: I had an altercation with the neighbor last week, and then recently, I noticed he has been avoiding me.
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Then, recently, I realized it wasn't true.
And then recently my ox-plough was stolen.
The then recently disgraced Lord Archer lived there.
Then, recently, the northerly winds did it again.
In fact, it was the first major disaster served by the Red Cross, then recently created.
In 1987 it bought more than 20% of British Petroleum, then recently privatised.
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Obama and the then-recently elected Congress faced a quick test of their ability to work together under pressure.
His place was filled by Shawn Drover, brother of then-recently hired guitarist Glen Drover.
Zemeckis, employing visual effects and 3-D filmmaking, puts you on the cable with Petit and re-creates with striking detail the then-recently opened twin towers.
Both Moore and Bolland are well known for their meticulous and time-consuming work; both creators' then-recently finished 12-issue maxiseries titles had seen delays.
Remember that Sunday afternoon in July '03, dedicated to the then-recently-passed Maurice Gibb, wherein both Cucumber Castle and Melody were screened?
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