Talking about the past: “People used to walk a lot, but everybody drives a car ________.”
| NOW | 428 |
| NOWADAYS | 295 |
| NOW DAYS | 122 |
| THESE DAYS | 116 |
| ANYMORE | 110 |
| TODAY | 52 |
| NR | 28 |
| THIS DAY AND TIME | 6 |
| AT THE PRESENT TIME | 4 |
| INSTEAD | 3 |
| LATELY | 3 |
| THIS DAY AND AGE | 3 |
| ALL THE TIME | 1 |
| ANY OLD WAY | 1 |
| ANYMORE NOW | 1 |
| ANYMORES | 1 |
| AT PRESENT | 1 |
| BECAUSE WE’RE ALL TOO LAZY | 1 |
| CURRENTLY | 1 |
| IF IT’S JUST AROUND THE CORNER | 1 |
| IN THESE DAYS | 1 |
| IN THESE TIMES | 1 |
| IN THIS AGE | 1 |
| IN THIS DAY | 1 |
| IN THIS DAY AND AGE | 1 |
| IN THIS GENERATION | 1 |
| JUST TO GO AROUND THE CORNER | 1 |
| LIKE MAD | 1 |
| MORE NOW | 1 |
| NOW DAY | 1 |
| RIGHT NOW | 1 |
| THIS DAY AND TIMES | 1 |
| THIS TIME | 1 |
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