twice a year

phrase

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

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On July 14, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow states to enact daylight saving time year-round, a shift from the existing practice of changing clocks twice a year. Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 July 2026 Fed chairs are mandated to appear twice a year before Congress to deliver a monetary policy report then take legislators' questions. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 July 2026 The practice of changing the clocks by a mere hour twice a year is already known to mess with human sleep-wake cycles, after all. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026 Although we’re taught that the sun rises due east and sets due west, that’s only completely true twice a year, during the spring and fall equinoxes. Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 7 July 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 23 Jul. 2026.

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