The phrase "recent string" refers to a series or sequence of events or occurrences that have happened recently. It suggests that there have been a number of related things happening in a short period of time. Full definition
It's also impossible to ignore the bank's recent string of federal penalties and consumer complaints related to its conduct as a mortgage lender. (valuepenguin.com)
Priscilla shared a paparazzi picture The Love Island presenter, 38, has enjoyed «a string of dates» with the project engineer — who at 27 is 11 - years her junior — following his recent (myintimcity.com)
As a relatively recent string of disappointing challenges against various utility and energy companies in the US demonstrates, [3] most courts have been loathe to interfere in complex economic policy based on complex probabilities that are themselves based on complex science. (slaw.ca)