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year / yi(ə)r/ • n. 1. the time taken by a planet to make one revolution around the sun.
2. (also cal·en·dar year or civ·il year) the period of 365 days (or 366 days in leap years) starting from the first of January, used for reckoning time. ∎ a period of the same length as this starting at any point. ∎ a similar period used for reckoning time according to other calendars: the Muslim year.
3. (one's years) one's age or time of life: she had a composure well beyond her years.
4. (years) inf. a very long time; ages: it's going to take years to put that right.
PHRASES: —— of the year a person or thing chosen as outstanding in a specified field or of a specified kind in a particular year: the sports personality of the year.a year and a day the period specified in some legal matters to ensure the completion of a full year.year in and year out continuously or repeatedly over a period of years: they rented the same bungalow year in and year out.
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NETWORKS: Personal insolvencies saw 28% jump year-on-year in Q3.
Magazine article from: Mortgage Strategy; 11/9/2009; 418 words
; The number of people declaring themselves insolvent in Q3 2009 rose 28.2% compared with the same time last year, figures from The Insolvency Service reveal. There were 35,242 individual insolvencies in England and Wales in Q3, made up...
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Seacliff Reports Solid Year-to-Date Results and Confirms Quarterly Dividend; Nine-Month Revenue, Gross Profit, EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income Up Over Same Period Last Year.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 11/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...webcast to discuss 2009 third quarter and year-to-date financial results and corporate...has achieved for the third quarter and year-to-date, despite very challenging...ve undertaken since the beginning of the year, including Dominion's work at the Broadway...
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Music of the Fourth of July; a year-by-year chronicle of performance and works composed for the occasion, 1777-2008.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2009; 504 words
; 9780786439799 Music of the Fourth of July; a year-by-year chronicle of performance and works composed for the occasion...for the Fourth of July from 1777 to 2008. Through a year-by-year chronology of events in specific states...
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 "Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)")
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20 years ago today.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England); 11/9/2009; 444 words
; CELEBRATIONS enveloped Germany today, the 20th anniversary of the night the Berlin Wall came down. Led by Chancellor Angela Merkel and featuring European, US and Russian leaders, Germany and its citizens were set to celebrate the watershed with a concerts by Bon Jovi and and a celebration of
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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44 YEARS LATER, A TEACHER AND SKATER REUNION.(OPINION)(PLAIN TALK)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 11/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...she sent me last week. That year -- 1965 -- Jeanette got...and quit teaching for a few years before coming back to the...school until retiring a few years ago. She had lost track of young Pete until a few years later when she kept hearing...
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 "Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)")
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YEAR Of The Volunteer is [...].(Business)
Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England); 11/10/2009; 313 words
; YEAR Of The Volunteer is a key strand of the Tees Pride campaign in 2009. We're looking to highlight the great work under way on...
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LAST YEAR IT WAS LOOKING GOOD[...].(News; Front Page)
Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England); 11/10/2009; 262 words
; The heart and soul of your community LAST YEAR IT WAS LOOKING GOOD The Big Picture: Page 38
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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LAUSD to use stimulus money to cover $140M gap in funding BUDGET: Move solves this year's crisis, but shortfall will likely exist next year, officials say.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 10/14/2009; 700+ words
; ...they'll feel the pinch next year. The $140 million cut, the...plans to use stimulus money this year to cover the $140 million cut...budgeted to hit for another two years. "This is a crisis averted...creates a bigger hole for us next year." The cut could mean that...
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18-year-old 2nd flu fatalityMan had underlying medical conditions; new clinic planned
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 11/4/2009; ; 530 words
; BLOOMINGTON - An 18-year-old male who died Tuesday was McLean County's second H1N1 influenza...the county's first H1N1 victim, the health department said. A 56-year-old woman died Oct. 22. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases...
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In The First Seven Months Of 2009, France's Crude Steel Output Fell 40.8% Year-On-Year (Y-O-Y) to 6.96mn Tonnes.
M2 Presswire; 11/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...crude steel output fell 40.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 6.96mn tonnes...is always expected towards mid-year with the seasonal increase in demand...recession levels over the next five years, with some plant closures almost...
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Caring for Children
Book article from: Growing Up: Issues Affecting America's Youth
...years in 2003, up from 22.7 years in 1980 and an all-time high...the first decline in some 40 years. Furthermore, the increasing...federal government placed a two-year time limit on receiving public...mothers with children under three years old were in the labor force...
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Juvenile Crime and Victimization
Book article from: Growing Up: Issues Affecting America's Youth
...approximately 76,000 households each year, containing about 135,300...compared to previous and current years.) According to Rand, between...levels since 1973, the first year when these data became available...was a decrease of 37% in 16 years. Trends in Juvenile Crime According...
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Almanacs
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
11. Almanacs See also 25. ASTRONOMY ; 65. CALENDAR almanagist a person who compiles almanacs. ephemeris an astronomical almanac giving, as an aid to the astronomer and navigator, the locations of celestial bodies for each day of the year.
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Athletics
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...pistol shooting, cross-country running, and swimming. quinquennalia Ancient Rome. public games that took place every five years. titlist a champion or one who holds a title. trampolinist a person who performs feats of tumbling using a trampoline as a...
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Christ
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...the world in a visible form and set up a kingdom to last 1000 years, after which the world will come to an end. —chiliast...millenarianism 1. the doctrine of Christ’s 1000-year kingdom. 2. a belief in the millennium; chiliasm. —...
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