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Astronomy.
Great Year
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great year
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Etymology
Origin of great year
First recorded in 1905–10
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U.S. charitable giving had a good year, not a great year, in 2025, up 3%, adjusted for inflation, to $617.2 billion.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
"I think this is going to be a great year," Fuster says.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
It’s such a great year for movies and you talk with such passion and conviction — almost as an ambassador of movies — about how important they are to you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
After a decade of badly trailing the S&P 500, international stocks finally had a great year.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
What a great year it was going to be.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
This year’s film, titled “The Great Year of Victory 2021,” aired on Tuesday and emphasized Kim’s work on the economy.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022
Titled "The Great Year of Victory, 2021", the 110-minute film chronicled a series of achievements throughout the year including on missile development, construction and efforts to beat the pandemic.
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2022
Yes, but for eighteen years I have not seen the Star of the Great Year.
From The Chinese Fairy Book by Wilhelm, Richard
Among the Greeks, great Jove alone will await the appearance of the virgin world after the icy winter and the fiery summer of the Great Year.
From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
We cannot go into detail regarding these various cycles, but may mention another division common to the Yogi teachings, beginning with the Great Year.
From A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga by Atkinson, William Walker
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