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The attack threw into chaos one of Washington’s premier social events, which every year attracts some of the country’s most powerful people and the journalists who cover them.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
In 2020, a year after Carvajal was first indicted, Maduro and over a dozen other Venezuelan officials were added to a superseding indictment to face similar charges alongside the former military intelligence chief.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
The couple had only been married a year when Denise went missing.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
His lacrosse coach at Loyola High, Jimmy Borell, brings out one of those baseball radar guns twice a year to clock how fast his players can send that ball through a net.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
In 2020, a year after Carvajal was first indicted, Maduro and over a dozen other Venezuelan officials were added to a superseding indictment to face similar charges alongside the former military intelligence chief.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
The couple had only been married a year when Denise went missing.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
His lacrosse coach at Loyola High, Jimmy Borell, brings out one of those baseball radar guns twice a year to clock how fast his players can send that ball through a net.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for year
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Taurus April 20 – May 20 Your pace determines how steady your day feels.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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And while this is the king's first visit to his son's new home country since the rift, the four-day work trip isn't a personal one.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The tension was best presented throughout the third period, as Minnesota had 11 shots on goals to just one from Montreal.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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The Carboniferous period dragged on for sixty million.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The superstar has attended the event seven times, wearing Givenchy to five of those carpets.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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The court customarily holds on to decisions for a month after they are reached to allow time for the losing side to request another hearing.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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The study confirmed that the catalyst remains stable and functional over ten production cycles.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Midterms At this stage of the election cycle, Democrats are more motivated and more likely to say these midterm elections are important.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Sandwiched between two hegemonic powers and facing an uncertain future, an emerging generation of artists, writers, and designers began exploring new areas of subjectivity.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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For generations, the 10th Amendment has been the rallying point for conservatives who believe that decisions are best made closest to the people affected by them.—
Jesse Plunkett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The impending end of the Colbert era was weighing on them all.—
Mark Yarm,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The baseline sexism of the ’90s and aughts drew some publishers and critics to classify any fiction written for or by women in that era as chick lit, even books that didn’t remotely qualify.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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“Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/year. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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