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EVERY YEAR
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without missing a year
Example:
they travel to China annually
Synonyms:
annually; each year; every year; yearly
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Context examples:
Heart attack occurs in 750,000 individuals every year in the United States; globally, more than 7 million people had heart attacks in 2015.
(Study links psoriasis treatment and improvement in heart artery disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The World Health Organization reports that every year, an estimated 15 million babies are born early, and this number is rising.
(New Genetic Discovery May Eventually End Premature Birth, VOA)
Brazil ranks tenth for preterm birth, with approximately 300 thousand premature babies every year—11.7% of the total births in the country.
(Early birth main cause of child death in Brazil, Agência Brasil)
Thousands of children and adults get eye injuries every year.
(Eye Wear, NIH)
If you have diabetes, you should have a complete eye exam every year.
(Diabetic Eye Problems, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Every year, lives are lost because of the spread of infections in hospitals.
(Infection Control, NIH)
In the U.S., millions of people injure themselves every year.
(Injuries, NIH)
Every year thousands of people in the U.S. die from motor vehicle crashes.
(Motor Vehicle Safety, NIH)
Every year, millions of people in the United States receive life-saving blood transfusions.
(Blood Transfusion and Donation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
The world currently produces around 300 million tonnes of plastic waste every year — equivalent to the weight of the entire human population — according to UN Environment.
(Scientists develop biodegradable plastic from cassava starch, SciDev.Net)
