of the year
idiom
—used to say that something or someone is the best of its kind in a specific year
the movie/teacher/rookie of the year
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Big tax breaks The tax cuts implemented through the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by Trump during his first term expire at the end of the year.
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Riley Beggin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Still, failure seems highly unlikely, with lawmakers in both chambers determined not to allow tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year to rise.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 22 May 2025
If production capacity for AI hardware doubles this year, as analysts have projected it will, demand could increase at a similar rate, representing almost half of all data center demand by the end of the year.
—Molly Taft, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Both players were finalists for USA Softball collegiate player of the year and have been first team all-conference selections in every season at UCLA.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Still, failure seems highly unlikely, with lawmakers in both chambers determined not to allow tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year to rise.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 22 May 2025
If production capacity for AI hardware doubles this year, as analysts have projected it will, demand could increase at a similar rate, representing almost half of all data center demand by the end of the year.
—Molly Taft, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Both players were finalists for USA Softball collegiate player of the year and have been first team all-conference selections in every season at UCLA.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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“Of the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20the%20year. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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