annus mirabilis

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Then the coronavirus hit and Raphael’s annus mirabilis turned into the world’s annus horribilis.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2020

I am supposed to be having my annus mirabilis now.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2020

The annus mirabilis, Warner adds, was 1743, when one person’s average annual consumption hit 2.2 gallons.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

This year has not been an annus mirabilis for China’s Huawei Technologies Ltd, the world’s largest supplier of telecommunications network equipment and second-biggest maker of smartphones.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2018

Somehow, foolishly, illogically, I feel that it will be the annus mirabilis for my beloved country.

From The Red Planet by Locke, William John