year

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Recent Examples of year Iran has seen a more than 40% decrease in rainfall this year compared to the long-term average, and the Tehran Regional Water Company says dams that supply the capital are at about 21% of their capacity, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 31 July 2025 In Over-the-Rhine, there have been five homicides this year, three of which have been in the past month. Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025 Don't miss these Commercial and residential properties assessments have increased on average by a whopping 54% this year in Wauwatosa. Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025 Public pools must obtain a license to operate from EGLE every year. Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for year
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Noun
  • The news comes the same day that a rep for his family told Entertainment Weekly that Blackstock, 48, had died of cancer.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • It's intended to create a haven at home that people can escape to for renewal at the end of a long day.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Buccaneers is another period drama, with all the lovely costumes, set around the same time as The Gilded Age, but across the pond in England.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Over 22,000 cases of Type 2 diabetes were documented during the nearly 40-year time period.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The film, Variety reported, will be playing in about 300 theaters nationwide and a wider expansion — at least for the time being — seems to be out of the cards.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The website was bringing in around 2 million Australian dollars, or just over 2 million USD in annual revenue at the time, Molnar says.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The cycle is reactive, expensive and prone to error.
    Zameer Rizvi, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Shares plunged after the cybersecurity firm implied a product refresh cycle may be less impactful than the bulls wanted.
    Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The issue here is that Gundam is a complex and nuanced saga, which is now aging out due to the original generation that watched the first Mobile Suit Gundam getting older.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The outdoors is no stranger to the pitfalls of misrepresentation, just ask the generations of BIPOC skiers, surfers, hikers, and climbers that watched white athletes dominate the videos, ad spreads, and magazine pages of their youth.
    Kade Krichko, Outside, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Posters of Britney Spears and other chart-topping icons from the time line his walls, while 2000s pop hits often play in the background, making the room a full sensory experience of the era.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The Olive Garden flashed a garlic bread turned showgirl in honor of the era’s new album title.
    Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 17 Aug. 2025

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“Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/year. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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