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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Larger numbers circulated in media reports likely referenced the number of ICE detainees held and released in a calendar year, Forestal explained in the statement.
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 6 Aug. 2025
Microsoft expects to be constrained through the rest of the calendar year, finance chief Amy Hood said on Wednesday.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The case takes aim at the NCAA prohibiting tennis players from accepting more than $10,000 per calendar year in prize money prior to attending college, with allowances for additional prize money not exceeding actual and necessary expenses.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 July 2025
That increases the pressure to deliver on a young player who has three goals in 44 Premier League appearances since that hat-trick against Newcastle and who did not score for almost a calendar year between November 2023 and last October.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 6 Aug. 2025
Microsoft expects to be constrained through the rest of the calendar year, finance chief Amy Hood said on Wednesday.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The case takes aim at the NCAA prohibiting tennis players from accepting more than $10,000 per calendar year in prize money prior to attending college, with allowances for additional prize money not exceeding actual and necessary expenses.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 July 2025
That increases the pressure to deliver on a young player who has three goals in 44 Premier League appearances since that hat-trick against Newcastle and who did not score for almost a calendar year between November 2023 and last October.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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