year after year
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In the 1940s, University of Chicago economist Frank H. Knight devised a thought experiment called the Crusonia plant: a miraculous organism that, once planted, yields fruit year after year without any effort.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
As scientists collect year after year of temperature data, records should in fact become rarer over time – at least in a stable climate.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
What makes it worth it to keep coming back year after year?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
New York City’s revenue has grown substantially year after year despite high taxes, yet it remains volatile.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
I plummeted down past the zigzaggers, the students, the experts, through year after year of doubleness and smiles and compromise, into my own past.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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