multiyear
adjective
mul·ti·year
ˌməl-tē-ˈyir 
-ˌtī-
variants
or multi-year
: involving, effective for, or taking place over more than one year
a multiyear period
a multiyear project/study
… some key global bond yields have climbed to multi-year highs in the last few days.—
Evelyn Cheng
Evelyn Cheng… as the team's franchise player, he was offered a one-year, $4.25 million contract, but he wants a multiyear deal …—Peter King
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—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
As Deadline reported, Keshet Studios has a new studio home after its parent, Keshet International, last month entered into a multiyear, first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
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—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Were the Browns supposed to dig themselves out of a multiyear hole in one season?
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
As Deadline reported, Keshet Studios has a new studio home after its parent, Keshet International, last month entered into a multiyear, first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Tapping Venezuela’s vast oil reserves will require a multiyear effort and billions of dollars of investment in an exceedingly complex geopolitical environment, experts and industry veterans said in interviews with NBC News.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Were the Browns supposed to dig themselves out of a multiyear hole in one season?
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Multiyear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiyear. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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