year by year

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For those in the middle, even if you decide a conversion is generally in your best interest, you have to plan year by year and determine an amount.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

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

"Step by step, year by year, things will become easier."

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The simple truth is that the definition of Whig history has got tighter and tighter year by year.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton