over the years

idiom

: during several/some/many years
The camp has changed a lot over the years.

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In total, Putin has held dozens of official and unofficial meetings with American presidents over the years. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025 This story point was inspired by a couple break-ins that Odenkirk’s own nuclear family endured over the years. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025 This year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony will take place on Dec. 7 and will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+. Historically, a bipartisan advisory committee selects the recipients, who over the years have ranged from George Balanchine and Tom Hanks to Aretha Franklin and Stephen Sondheim. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025 For example, mergers and acquisitions over the years have led to fewer, larger and more dominant pharmaceutical companies with less competition. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for over the years

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“Over the years.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20years. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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