leap year

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She was born on 29 February, an elusive day that appears once every four years in a leap year - so she's only had seven birthdays on her actual day in her lifetime.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

The extra accrued time results in Feb. 29 appearing on the calendar every fourth year — leap year — to help the seasons line up.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

But even this system was flawed, because the quarter of a day that leap year adds annually is a bit longer than the solar year’s leftover 0.242 day.

From National Geographic • Feb. 26, 2024

It remains in use today and, clearly, isn’t perfect or there would be no need for leap year.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

“The twenty-ninth of February. She wanted to get married on the leap year because she knew no other woman in her right mind would want to do it.”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee