calendar year
noun
1
: a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year
2
: a period of time equal in length to that of the year in the calendar conventionally in use
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Firstenberg kept up a breakneck pace in the 1980s and ‘90s, sometimes completing two or three movies in one calendar year.
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Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Under the current federal administration, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has been under attack, with several designations facing termination and non-renewals in the past calendar year.
—Dr. Alister Martin, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
After this defeat, Emery’s men have only taken 19 points from 15 league matches this calendar year.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
They must be filed by the end of April for companies on a calendar year, thus the stream of numbers in recent days.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Under the current federal administration, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has been under attack, with several designations facing termination and non-renewals in the past calendar year.
—Dr. Alister Martin, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
After this defeat, Emery’s men have only taken 19 points from 15 league matches this calendar year.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
They must be filed by the end of April for companies on a calendar year, thus the stream of numbers in recent days.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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