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yesteryear

[yes-ter-yeer, -yeer] / ˈjɛs tərˈjɪər, -ˌjɪər /
NOUN
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Analysts of yesteryear also might wonder what happened to Continental, US Airways, Northwest, AirTran, America West and others they used to cover.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Movies about the moviemaking of yesteryear — where do we go for those?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

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

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

If Nvidia can emulate that, shareholders will be rewarded, even though it’s not quite the explosive gains of yesteryear.

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

Henry Lee, for example, apprised Madison that the assumption debate reminded him of those glorious days of yesteryear, when the Virginia Assembly refused to recognize Parliament’s right to tax colonies.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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