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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From Thanksgiving to the end of the calendar year, the Hurricanes posted a 6-8-1 record, including 1-5-1 on the road.
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Cory Lavalette, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Sales fell from a 2021 peak of 414,000 homes to about 330,000 in each of the last two calendar years.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Only a last-minute sale of midfielder Ilkay Gündogan to Man City and an injury to defender Andreas Christensen freed up enough finances for Olmo to receive a limited registration for the rest of the calendar year.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
While the broad index pulled back in the first trading session of the new year on Thursday, macro strategist Henry Allen noted that also happened in the prior two calendar years.
—Jesse Pound,sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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Cory Lavalette, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Sales fell from a 2021 peak of 414,000 homes to about 330,000 in each of the last two calendar years.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Only a last-minute sale of midfielder Ilkay Gündogan to Man City and an injury to defender Andreas Christensen freed up enough finances for Olmo to receive a limited registration for the rest of the calendar year.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
While the broad index pulled back in the first trading session of the new year on Thursday, macro strategist Henry Allen noted that also happened in the prior two calendar years.
—Jesse Pound,sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Calendar year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calendar%20year. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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