year

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Recent Examples of year This is a year of reflection both inwardly and outwardly. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 1 June 2025 The least active participants were more than 2.5 times as likely as the most active to have another heart attack, have surgery to treat heart issues, be hospitalized again or die within a year of their first cardiac event. American Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025 Fernandes turned down offers to leave Old Trafford last year, instead signing a three-year contract with an option to run until 2028, but interest from Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League is genuine. Mark Critchley, New York Times, 1 June 2025 Last year, after LVMH had purchased a 60-percent stake in Off-White in 2021, the brand was sold to Bluestar Alliance, the portfolio of which also includes Palm Angels, Hurley and English Laundry. Ian Servantes For Footwear News, Robb Report, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for year
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Noun
  • Looking ahead in the final days South Korea’s election law bans the release of public poll results during the six days leading up to an election.
    Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
  • The court also ordered the Trump administration to remove the tariffs within 10 days, including a 25% tariff on certain goods from Canada and Mexico.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • In Game 6 of the 2008 Western Conference Finals against Detroit, the Red Wings scored three first period goals en route to a 4-1 win at the American Airlines Center.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
  • Because seasonal trends tend to push rent up during those months, The Times also compared the change to previous years and found rent grew more in the most recent period — both in areas near the fires, as well as those farther away.
    Phi Do, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Reubens found much of his early inspiration in drag During his time at the California Institute of the Arts, Reubens began exploring alternative forms of creativity.
    Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • Curlew and Koala spent almost three months off Florida's west coast, swimming north and south from near St. Petersburg to beaches along the western Panhandle a couple of times.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • This exodus potentially creates a vicious cycle: fewer AI experts means fewer competitive startups, which means fewer reasons for graduates to stay – a continental brain drain that undermines Europe's digital sovereignty.
    Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • Select The Cycle The safest cycle setting across the board for your duvet will be a cold/cold wash cycle, which is gentlest on fabrics.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • The second-half performance, after falling 5-1 behind in the tie, reached levels Villa have not played at in a generation.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • With a strong track record of nurturing companies from seed to scale, Index continues to be a force in shaping the next generation of global tech leaders.
    TrueBridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Ultimately, the countries that win the new industrial era won’t be the ones with the loudest rhetoric.
    Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • Mike Noyes of Granby, a high-IQ walk-on who eventually earned a scholarship during the Kevin Ollie era, is an assistant coach/director of player development.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025

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