by the year
Example Sentences
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Both leaders came with lofty goals, yet discussed methodical steps that included a 50 percent cut in strategic nuclear arms, with the ultimate target of abolishing the entire global nuclear stockpile by the year 2000.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026
Some 1.45 million military service members will receive a $1,776 check, the amount inspired by the year of the nation’s founding.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
Yet the technology is a moving target, getting better by the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Specifically, changes in water availability caused by climate change could decrease hydropower generation by up to 23% by the year 2050, while electricity demand could increase by 2%.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
“Has it ever occurred to you, Winston, that by the year 2050, at the very latest, not a single human being will be alive who could understand such a conversation as we are having now?”
From "1984" by George Orwell
