year by year
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The traditional pharmaceutical market sets its price of a drug upon launch and year by year that price moves lower until it reaches a plateau when generic versions are introduced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
"Step by step, year by year, things will become easier."
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Satellite photos show that the space was vacant in 2019 and then, year by year, the pitch can be seen beginning to take shape, fitting in snuggly right up against the wall.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Yet it was in truth falling year by year into decay; and already it lacked half the men that could have dwelt at ease there.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
