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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a year sooner" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing two events or actions that occur at different times, indicating that one happens earlier than the other by a year.
Example: "The project was completed a year sooner than we had anticipated."
Alternatives: "one year earlier" or "a year in advance".
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Butler is leaving the Horizon League for the Atlantic 10 a year sooner than expected.
A worker laid off at age 40 could expect to die at least a year sooner than his peers.
A worker laid off at 40 could expect to die at least a year sooner than his peers.
Revis wants a five-year deal because it would enable him to get a free-agent payday a year sooner.
Despite the critics, the announcement that Rather's last day would come a year sooner was also greeted with sadness.
With these tools, I could surely have won my high-school championship a year sooner, instead of losing to Elaine Lang.
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So you can get out there and start making money a whole year sooner, don'tcha know.
That means that workers who were laid off in middle age could die one to one-and-a-half years sooner than if they never lost their job, according to the study.
Realising these autonomous vehicles just one year sooner would save a million lives".
Perhaps a year, perhaps sooner?
Within a year, or sooner in light of its expanding enrichment program, Iran would almost certainly have replenished and augmented its stockpile of enriched uranium, nullifying any ostensible nonproliferation benefit of the deal.
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