of the year
idiom
—used to say that something or someone is the best of its kind in a specific year
the movie/teacher/rookie of the year
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However, a rebound is tipped through the second half of the year, with growth of 5.4% and 1.4% predicted for quarters three and four respectively (to £26.6 billion and £14.6 billion).
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Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
New Yorkers should expect new turnstiles at 20 subway stations by the end of the year, MTA officials said Monday — with another 20 coming in 2026.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Responders will arrive in unmarked vehicles — without lights or sirens — and will be available around the clock, every day of the year, the county said.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The rest of the year will have the group — whose other touring members have not yet been revealed — returning to London before wrapping things up in Japan, Australia, Argentina and Chile before winding down with two shows at Estadio MorumBIS in São Paulo, Brazil on Nov. 22 and 23.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025
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Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
New Yorkers should expect new turnstiles at 20 subway stations by the end of the year, MTA officials said Monday — with another 20 coming in 2026.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Responders will arrive in unmarked vehicles — without lights or sirens — and will be available around the clock, every day of the year, the county said.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The rest of the year will have the group — whose other touring members have not yet been revealed — returning to London before wrapping things up in Japan, Australia, Argentina and Chile before winding down with two shows at Estadio MorumBIS in São Paulo, Brazil on Nov. 22 and 23.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Of the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20year. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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