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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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Samsara can grow revenue at a compounded annual growth rate of 20% through 2030, resulting in an earnings estimate well ahead of current expectations.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

And a “strong” El Niño in 2023-24 coincided with a pretty wet year for Southern California, with downtown L.A. receiving 155% of its typical annual rainfall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

However, the most recent inflation data showed that US prices rose in May at their fastest annual rate for three years.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It would take a long time to catch up with the lower pension with those 3% annual increases — 19 years, in fact.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

By 2010, the number of annual executions fell to less than half the number in 1999.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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