annual report

American  

noun

1. a document reporting to stockholders on management and operations and containing fiscal information, published yearly by a publicly held corporation as required by federal law.

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annual report British  

noun

1. a report presented by the directors of a company to its shareholders each year, containing the profit-and-loss account, the balance sheet, and details of the past year's activity

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annual report

Previously, the awards rotated yearly between the big four broadcast networks—ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC—with the annual rights valued at approximately $9.5 million, according to the Television Academy’s most recent annual report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing habitat at both ends of the planet, an annual report said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In an annual report, the Geneva-based dispute resolution body estimates that 72% of world trade in goods is still taking place on terms compatible with its non-discriminatory rules, down from 80%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"As the IPP annual report shows, support has significantly improved for these offenders, with greater access to rehabilitation and mental health support."

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In PIH’s 1993 annual report, Farmer wrote that the organization should never change its basic mission—serving Haiti—or soften its message in order to broaden its appeal.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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