calendar year
noun
1
: a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year
2
: a period of time equal in length to that of the year in the calendar conventionally in use
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Shaq Thompson and Josey Jewell, who are set to lead the group, will both be 30 by the end of the calendar year.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
Gene Kritsky, an entomologist and cicada expert at Mount St. Joseph University in Ohio, said that as average temperatures have climbed higher because of global warming, the dates of emergence have shifted earlier in the calendar year.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
Gene Kritsky, an entomologist and cicada expert at Mount St. Joseph University in Ohio, said that as average temperatures have climbed higher because of global warming, the dates of emergence have shifted earlier in the calendar year.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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