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The phrase "slightly this year" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a small change or difference occurring in the current year, but it lacks context and clarity. Example: "Sales have increased slightly this year compared to last year."
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The number increased just slightly this year.
Average weekly earnings in finance and business services have fallen slightly this year.
The budget office said that total federal spending would decline slightly this year, by $40 billion.
Yet the suitor's own sales are expected by analysts to shrink slightly this year.
Growth in China and India is expected to slow only slightly this year.
Oil consumption in industrial nations is expected to drop slightly this year.
Indeed, the major seed companies say sales are expected to be up slightly this year.
Toyota's use of rebates has increased slightly this year, Mr. Libby said.
Newsweek's circulation has fallen slightly this year, though its advertising revenue is up, according to industry estimates.
That is right on the central bank's target, and forecasters expect inflation to increase only slightly this year.
The government is still forecasting that the economy will grow slightly this year, by 0.4%, compared with 2.1% last year.
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