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yesteryear

[yes-ter-yeer, -yeer] / ˈjɛs tərˈjɪər, -ˌjɪər /
NOUN
time elapsed
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For some, mRNA seemed like the biotech investment play of yesteryear, but on the heels of Moderna and Merck’s new mRNA cancer treatment, investors are rushing back in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Movies about the moviemaking of yesteryear — where do we go for those?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Sure, some immature viewers might have glommed onto the edgy comedy of yesteryear.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

If Nvidia can emulate that, shareholders will be rewarded, even though it’s not quite the explosive gains of yesteryear.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

Networking, one of my mother’s old phrases, musty- slang of yesteryear.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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