as in annual
occurring once every year
The department store has a yearly clearance sale that attracts shoppers from all over the region.
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Moderna officials said flu strains for the fall vaccines now are chosen in February — several months sooner than the yearly recipe update for COVID-19 shots that mostly are mRNA-based — and there can be a mismatch if the flu virus mutates after the recipe is made.
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Matthew Perrone,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
While this would be the first new mRNA vaccine approved under Kennedy, the FDA has signed off twice on yearly updates to the mRNA Covid vaccines since 2025.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders had been earning $15 to $20 per hour or $500 per game, making their yearly salary approximately $75,000, according to NBC Sports Boston.
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Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Charles and Camilla kicked off the five-day festival with a royal procession Tuesday, three days after the royal family celebrated Trooping the Colour, the yearly event celebrating the king's birthday.
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Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Matthew Perrone,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
While this would be the first new mRNA vaccine approved under Kennedy, the FDA has signed off twice on yearly updates to the mRNA Covid vaccines since 2025.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders had been earning $15 to $20 per hour or $500 per game, making their yearly salary approximately $75,000, according to NBC Sports Boston.
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Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Charles and Camilla kicked off the five-day festival with a royal procession Tuesday, three days after the royal family celebrated Trooping the Colour, the yearly event celebrating the king's birthday.
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Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yearly
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Congress is advancing an annual defense policy bill, poised to set the Pentagon budget over $1 trillion for FY2027, with a quarter dedicated to weapons acquisition.
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The Sloane Club is trying to ride the tidal wave of money and interest flowing toward members-only clubs — businesses charging hefty annual fees for access to exclusive plush bars, restaurants and other amenities.
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Ideally, wait until age 70, when your monthly benefit maxes out.
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Todd Grisham and former boxing champion Sergio Mora will guide viewers through the first in a monthly series of boxing matches slated to air on TNT and truTV and stream on DAZN.
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In addition to fast-food tastes and trends, the YouGov report analyzed consumers' views of casual-dining and specialty-dining establishments and offered a profile of weekly fast-food diners.
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Rotating between both vegetables in your weekly meals could be the best way to cover all your nutritional bases.
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“Yearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearly. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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