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The word "recently" occurs mostly with verbs in the simple past tense or the present perfect construction. But I found the following example in Grammar for English Language Teachers. Is it standard English?
I seem to be getting more headaches recently.
Yes, it is standard English.
In I recently moved house, the word means 'a short time ago'.
In I seem to be getting more headaches recently, it means 'in a short period of time before the present' (probably 'the past few weeks').
I have been getting more headaches recently would also be idiomatic.
