twice a year

phrase

: two times every year
We go to Europe twice a year.

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Yet, under current leadership, our role is largely reduced to convening twice a year to rubber-stamp an existing top-down agenda. — Caitlin Ogden, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026 WarnerMount can’t interfere with the investigator by law, and their reports are sent to the State Committee twice a year with additional documentation provided when a violation has been alleged. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026 The equinox occurs twice a year, once in spring and again in fall. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 How Often To Replace Pine Straw A general guideline is that pine straw looks and performs at its best if replaced or freshened twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for twice a year

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“Twice a year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice%20a%20year. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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