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yesteryear

[yes-ter-yeer, -yeer] / ˈjɛs tərˈjɪər, -ˌjɪər /
NOUN
time elapsed
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Artist Alan Nakagawa remembers the grocery truck of yesteryear that fed the city’s immigrant communities — and the stories it inspired.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

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

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Before then, it had tended to grow in recent years, although not as quickly or dramatically as it did in the dot-com bubble of yesteryear.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

“Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear ?” “I’m afraid I don’t understand.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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