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annual

[an-yoo-uhl] / ˈæn ju Ι™l /
ADJECTIVE
occurring, done yearly
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ADJECTIVE
lasting for a year
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NOUN
book produced once a year
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Japan tightened rules for permanent residency this month, with foreigners required to have higher annual incomes and greater fluency in Japanese.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

The U.S. federal government’s annual budget deficit reached almost $2 trillion for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Treasury Department said Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The new rules require Lower Basin states to tighten the spigot, reducing annual use by 1.25 million acre-feet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The City Council has received and accepted multiple annual reports from LA28, raising a few questions but no major objections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The price of a barrel of oil, which reached more than $3 during the boom years, plummeted to 65 cents in 1931, and an annual headright payment fell to less than $800.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Where there had been a jungle of weeds and vines, perennials and annuals bloomed thanks to avid volunteer gardeners and contributions from locals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

The iconic Blue Peter annuals began to appear with their mixture of entertaining but also informative articles.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025

Koons said he’s excited to use native succulents and drought-tolerant plants as well as perennials and annuals that will provide a richness of color.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025

Re-pot some plants, clean up the garden or put in a bunch of new annuals to add color.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024

Because of this ease of domestication, big-seeded annuals were the first, or among the first, crops developed not only in the Fertile Crescent but also in China and the Sahel.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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