biennium
noun
bi·en·ni·um
bī-ˈe-nē-əm 
plural bienniums or biennia
bī-ˈe-nē-ə
: a period of two years
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However, the State of Texas is still allocating billions of dollars in the upcoming biennium to ensure that the state's southern border remains secure.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The bill’s final passage is the culmination of a legislative session in which leaders of the Education Committee pledged, from the outset, to bolster special education funding and services in the coming biennium.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
This would greatly increase the $200 million biennium that Texas lawmakers passed in 2023.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
The raises are larger for districts with less than 5,000 students
The permanent teacher compensation allotment would live beyond this legislation, providing for pay increases each biennium, Creighton said.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
The bill’s final passage is the culmination of a legislative session in which leaders of the Education Committee pledged, from the outset, to bolster special education funding and services in the coming biennium.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
This would greatly increase the $200 million biennium that Texas lawmakers passed in 2023.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
The raises are larger for districts with less than 5,000 students
The permanent teacher compensation allotment would live beyond this legislation, providing for pay increases each biennium, Creighton said.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for biennium
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“Biennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biennium. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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