year by year

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The book’s narrative progresses chronologically, year by year, starting from 1939, when war was declared, on Sept. 3, with none of the patriotic fervor that had greeted World War I in 1914.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Each layer represents a single year of sediment buildup, offering a year by year archive of ancient climate conditions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

And the economic impact is getting larger year by year.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

And of course, if you keep growing that percentage year by year, the impact can be exponential.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

So each spring he set forth with his army and each autumn he returned, and year by year the kingdom grew larger and more prosperous.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster