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Recent Examples of years
Coming off a career-high 73 points and just 24 years old on a $7 million-per-year deal (a bargain relative to Kaprizov's soon-to-be $17 million per year), Boldy is entering his prime and the Wild are looking for big things from him.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for years
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Most take several days to travel Earth’s distance from the Sun, and the overwhelming majority sail harmlessly into the outer solar system.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Meals — breakfast, lunch and a snack — are provided to kids four days a week in Head Start programs.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stolarz shouldn’t shoulder all the blame for allowing four goals through two periods.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Drivers are being urged to use caution on I-84, US-20, and I-90, where periods of moderate to heavy snow could reduce visibility and make road conditions hazardous.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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As a co-founder of SCI-Arc and a key figure in Southern California modernism, his homes continue to set the standard for how light, space, and the outdoors can coexist, influencing generations of architects and shaping the region’s architectural identity.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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Those elements are mixed in with stories of rape, misogyny and ancestral theft that have occurred over generations, but the blend isn’t easy to follow and Chong’s message tends to get lost in the confusion.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pertile’s Head Start program serves 85 children ages 3 to 5 and 30 families with pregnant mothers through age 3.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The contest is open to photographers of all ages.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 56-year-old was found shot six times in the head and torso in Marion County in September 1990.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Together, these women find respite from, and at times refute, perennial patriarchal powers.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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This strategy leverages China’s manufacturing density to shorten logistics delays and accelerate iteration cycles, key advantages in a product category that still evolves rapidly.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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That internal clock controls your sleep and wake cycles, detecting light as a signal to be awake and darkness as a signal to fall asleep.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Years.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/years. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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