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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That's about 3 full inches below normal by this point in the calendar year.
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Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Playing Champions League and Championship football in the same calendar year just doesn’t happen.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
At least that is the story that its Pictures unit financials for the calendar year 2025 tells.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Playing a sloppy period for one of the few times this calendar year, Dallas gave up four goals — two on breakaways, including a short-handed goal on a giveaway by Miro Heiskanen — as Utah ended the points streak with an emphatic 6-3 victory at the AAC.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Playing Champions League and Championship football in the same calendar year just doesn’t happen.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
At least that is the story that its Pictures unit financials for the calendar year 2025 tells.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Playing a sloppy period for one of the few times this calendar year, Dallas gave up four goals — two on breakaways, including a short-handed goal on a giveaway by Miro Heiskanen — as Utah ended the points streak with an emphatic 6-3 victory at the AAC.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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