year

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Recent Examples of year This is a year of reflection both inwardly and outwardly. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 1 June 2025 The least active participants were more than 2.5 times as likely as the most active to have another heart attack, have surgery to treat heart issues, be hospitalized again or die within a year of their first cardiac event. American Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025 Fernandes turned down offers to leave Old Trafford last year, instead signing a three-year contract with an option to run until 2028, but interest from Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League is genuine. Mark Critchley, New York Times, 1 June 2025 Last year, after LVMH had purchased a 60-percent stake in Off-White in 2021, the brand was sold to Bluestar Alliance, the portfolio of which also includes Palm Angels, Hurley and English Laundry. Ian Servantes For Footwear News, Robb Report, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for year
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Noun
  • Looking ahead in the final days South Korea’s election law bans the release of public poll results during the six days leading up to an election.
    Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
  • The court also ordered the Trump administration to remove the tariffs within 10 days, including a 25% tariff on certain goods from Canada and Mexico.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • That year tied for the fourth coolest for that period.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
  • In addition, she is slated to appear in Julia Jackman’s period drama 100 Nights of Hero, as well as Pete Ohs and Jeremy O. Harris’ Erupcja and director Daniel Goldhaber’s horror remake of the legendary shock cult film Faces of Death.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • There’s another aspect of the show that mirrors modern times: A seething anger so strong that in one bit Judas deliberately walks into Jesus.
    Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
  • The time for open debate and implementable conclusions is now is now.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • With the right care—typically machine washing on a delicate cycle or hand washing and air drying—the best silk sheets can last for years.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2025
  • This exodus potentially creates a vicious cycle: fewer AI experts means fewer competitive startups, which means fewer reasons for graduates to stay – a continental brain drain that undermines Europe's digital sovereignty.
    Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • The second-half performance, after falling 5-1 behind in the tie, reached levels Villa have not played at in a generation.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • No good comes from a comedy trying to declare itself a standard-bearer for its entire generation.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Hearing his songs on the app, Khalid finds himself in an earlier era.
    Richard Trapunski, Billboard, 6 June 2025
  • In a later era, McCarthy would have been accused of spreading misinformation and attacking free speech.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 June 2025

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“Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/year. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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