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annual

[an-yoo-uhl] / ˈæn yu əl /
ADJECTIVE
occurring, done yearly
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ADJECTIVE
lasting for a year
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NOUN
book produced once a year
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The latest government data on single-family housing starts showed a 2.8% monthly decline to an annual rate of 935,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Amazon showed annual operating losses and burned cash for three years after its IPO in May of 1997, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Elaborate costumes, blaring music and vibrant processions took over Nigeria's Lagos Island on Monday as the annual Fanti Carnival hit the streets.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The budget leaves unclear how those “exciting, ambitious space missions” will come to pass, since it also cuts $297 million from NASA’s annual spending on space technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Since the first year he began to practice he had given an annual party on Christmas Day, and now all was in readiness.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers