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yesteryear

[yes-ter-yeer, -yeer] / ˈyɛs tərˈyɪər, -ˌyɪər /
NOUN
time elapsed
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To understand why very few Lummi reef net today, we have to explore the dark journey from the dugout canoes of yesteryear to the present.

From Seattle Times

A moderate former Democrat from yesteryear criticized her as she took office.

From Washington Post

But they could collectively, or through MLB’s front office, let their displeasure with DeSantis’s leadership, with its hints of the troubling days of yesteryear, be known.

From Washington Post

The objective is to win the war against progress and to freeze America in a yesteryear image of itself.

From Seattle Times

On the other hand, she added, nobody wants a return to the South Congress of yesteryear, when business was stagnating and people “were scared to come down at night.”

From New York Times