great year
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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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"It has been a great year," Rahm said.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
AI- and aerospace-related manufacturing had a great year not because of tariffs—both were largely exempt—but because underlying conditions played to existing American strengths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
“We have a wonderful studios business ... 2026 should be a great year for the film business. ... We have two studios in the television business, which is feeding Peacock.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 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
“I know academically it’s been a great year for you. You’re one of our top students. Congrats on the High Honor Roll.”
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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 Richard Wilhelm
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 Daniel Garrison Brinton
Particular interest may be attributed to the section on the long series of ages which the ancients invested with the title "The Great Year."
From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various
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