multiyear
adjective
mul·ti·year
ˌməl-tē-ˈyir 
-ˌtī-
variants
or multi-year
: involving, effective for, or taking place over more than one year
a multiyear period
a multiyear project/study
… some key global bond yields have climbed to multi-year highs in the last few days.—
Evelyn Cheng
Evelyn Cheng… as the team's franchise player, he was offered a one-year, $4.25 million contract, but he wants a multiyear deal …—Peter King
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Brought over from New Orleans with Campbell and Aaron Glenn, Anzalone, a multiyear team captain, provides a stabilizing presence in the locker room and on the field.
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
In a multiyear study of almost 300,000 children from Southern California, for example, prenatal exposure to PM2.5 (the smallest particle regulated by law) was found to significantly increase autism rates.
—Debra Hendrickson, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025
Covid’s multiyear blow pushed the world’s cruise lines into efficiency overdrive; selling off older ships (such as Seabourn’s Odyssey) and expanding onshore product offerings are considered industry-wide as ways to boost the bottom line.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
What To Know The controversy surrounding Thomas, who has been a justice for more than 31 years, has been fueled by findings from a multiyear investigation by the nonprofit news organization ProPublica, which detailed more than two dozen instances of luxury travel and gifts accepted by the justice.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
In a multiyear study of almost 300,000 children from Southern California, for example, prenatal exposure to PM2.5 (the smallest particle regulated by law) was found to significantly increase autism rates.
—Debra Hendrickson, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025
Covid’s multiyear blow pushed the world’s cruise lines into efficiency overdrive; selling off older ships (such as Seabourn’s Odyssey) and expanding onshore product offerings are considered industry-wide as ways to boost the bottom line.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
What To Know The controversy surrounding Thomas, who has been a justice for more than 31 years, has been fueled by findings from a multiyear investigation by the nonprofit news organization ProPublica, which detailed more than two dozen instances of luxury travel and gifts accepted by the justice.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Multiyear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiyear. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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