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The phrase "a year without" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a period of time, specifically one year, during which something is absent or not present.
Example: "This will be a year without any vacations, as we are focusing on saving money."
Alternatives: "a year devoid of" or "a year lacking".
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I was stunned, and envious — half a year without school!
It has been a year without peace talks.
These crops cannot go a year without water.
"The piano has gone a year without being tuned".
So far, this is a year without a clear consensus.
It has been a year without kouun, the Japanese word for good luck, Summer explains.
Adult specimens have lived for at least a year without food.
This August, Ms. Felix-Ukwu celebrated a year without being in the hospital.
"They're making a million bucks a year without generating much, if any, return.
The report says that prison sentences leave 17,000 children a year without a mother.
We go through a couple of dozen novels in a year without even noticing.
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