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annual

[an-yoo-uhl] / ˈæn ju 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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In its annual defense report published earlier this month, Tokyo identified the close cooperation between Russia, North Korea and China as a security risk to Japan and its allies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The defendants were leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance, the group that organised annual vigils in the city's Victoria Park.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

South Korea's annual military exercises with the US come to an abrupt end on Friday.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

The SSA’s administrative budget has fallen from 1.2% of benefit outlays in 2017 to 0.86% currently, which represents an annual loss of $3 billion in operating revenue, the union said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

In 1921, students from white Trinity College paid their annual visit to black Wall Street Church.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Where there had been a jungle of weeds and vines, perennials and annuals bloomed thanks to avid volunteer gardeners and contributions from locals.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

Koons said he’s excited to use native succulents and drought-tolerant plants as well as perennials and annuals that will provide a richness of color.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2025

And the exception was the 80th anniversary of the first book, when the Dundee-based publisher released The Broons and Oor Wullie annuals in the same year.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2023

These plant species include ferns, herbs, shrubs, vines and trees, annuals and perennials, grasses and forbs, plants of the tropics, subtropics, temperate and boreal zones, and conifers.

From Science Daily Oct. 4, 2023

Because of this ease of domestication, big-seeded annuals were the first, or among the first, crops developed not only in the Fertile Crescent but also in China and the Sahel.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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