twice a year

idiom

: two times every year
We go to Europe twice a year.

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The first is to keep the existing system of changing the clocks twice a year; currently, most of America sets the clock forward an hour starting in March for Daylight Saving Time, and sets the clock back an hour starting in November for Standard Time. Chantelle Lee, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025 Other concerns about daylight saving time have included disruptions to harvesting schedules for farmers, interference with religious observances based on solar and lunar time, and potential delays in reworking computer systems programmed to switch twice a year. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025 Other concerns about daylight saving time included disruptions to harvesting schedules for farmers, interference with religious observances based on solar and lunar time, and potential delays in reworking computer systems programmed to switch twice a year. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025 In college, everybody can enter the transfer portal twice a year. Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for twice a year

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“Twice a year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice%20a%20year. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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