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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By the end of the year, the Gallup Economic Confidence Index, which measures views of the economy and its future, stood at a whopping negative 33, down nearly 20 points since spring.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 12 Jan. 2026
Because the Fall/Winter 2026 menswear shows land at the front of January, they can be read as fashion’s first weather report of the year.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
The biggest mystery of the 2025 San Francisco 49ers has been why Sigle was not able to see the field in the second half of the year.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
The killing is Kansas City’s fourth homicide of the year, according to data tracked by The Star.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
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Susan Page, USA Today, 12 Jan. 2026
Because the Fall/Winter 2026 menswear shows land at the front of January, they can be read as fashion’s first weather report of the year.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
The biggest mystery of the 2025 San Francisco 49ers has been why Sigle was not able to see the field in the second half of the year.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
The killing is Kansas City’s fourth homicide of the year, according to data tracked by The Star.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Of the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20year. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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