during the past year vs over the past year

Both 'during the past year' and 'over the past year' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to refer to a period of time in the past year.

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during the past year

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a specific period of time within the past year.

This phrase is used to indicate a specific time frame or events that occurred within the past year.

Examples:

During the past year, I have traveled to many different countries.
I have learned a lot during the past year.

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My life has changed profoundly during the past year.
during the past year laid off about 112 thousand workers building
Not surprisingly, during the past year sales of flour have increased by 8%.
Well, during the past year, the guy has shelled out some major cash to pay for his mother's long-term care bills.
DS: Actually, I've become involved in several roles during the past year.
However, it turns out, first, that during the past year the banana market in the Union underwent substantial and abrupt changes.
In all, more than 376,000 individuals were direct beneficiaries of JRS projects during the past year.
After demonstrating Lifesize Cloud and its success during the past year, the audience voted Lifesize as best and most innovative video conferencing vendor.
During the evening Elvira Bortolomiol intervened to thank all winemakers for their commitment and the excellent results obtained during the past year.
Click below to view an online version of our annual newsletter and learn more about what's happened during the past year at and around our resorts in England and Spain.
2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reciprocal linking scams, what to look for and how to avoid them Reciprocal linking scams have increased immensely during the past year.
This was confirmed by a study by InfoTrends, has recorded a total of 8.000 millions of pictures shared during the past year in the U.S... The future of the consulting-pass ensures- to provide services related to this idea.
Jill Gershutz of the Social and International Ministries office of the Jesuit Conference (JCSIM), explains that Jesuits, Jesuit institutions and lay collaborators across the Assistancy have worked during the past year to raise awareness of the need for just and humane immigration reform.
More than 40 churches have been attacked since January, and during the past year more than 140 churches have been forced to close due to attacks and intimidation.
Mr President, the changes the NIS region has undergone during the past year indicate that the post-Soviet systems are facing a crisis and they have not met the expectations as far as economic, political and social reform are concerned.
An evaluation was made of the work carried out during the past year, with the intention of giving due importance to ongoing formation, as it is foreseen in the Provincial Apostolic Project.
Now in its fifth year, the European Book Prize rewards a novel and an essay that promote a vision of Europe, published during the past year in one of the 27 member states of the European Union.
In 2014, 45.0% of students said they had gambled during the past year: in particular, 480,000 female students and 800,000 male students admitted to having gambled in the past 12 months.
In this sense, hardly anything has been done during the past year.
Good things, therefore, during the past year.

Alternatives:

in the past year
throughout the past year
over the course of the past year
within the past year
across the past year

over the past year

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a period of time in the past year.

This phrase is used to indicate a span of time or events that took place throughout the past year.

Examples:

Over the past year, I have been working on improving my skills.
She has achieved a lot over the past year.

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He's had a revolving door of assistants over the past year.
Mike and Matt over the past year.
What we have discovered over the past year is the major impact of recurring natural catastrophes.
I've got the names of at least three models From central and south America Who have all gone missing over the past year.
Try searching for crimes perpetrated by white males in their mid to late 20s in Tulsa over the past year, specifically men who wear glasses.
So I went through every unsolved hug in the city over the past year.
And over the past year our Brand Value has doubled.
This situation has been exacerbated over the past year by the fear that refugees could be terrorist infiltrators.
Your report rightly states that Croatia made good progress over the past year.
That hasn't changed over the past year.
It looks that way, except Treasury found huge sums wired to the brewery over the past year from a shell corp in Delaware.
Look, from what I've seen over the past year, his soldiers haven't taken any actions that weren't videotaped.
Wait till I get a warrant and start questioning all the people that have stayed here over the past year.
If we choose to destroy everything we've fought for over the past year...
Your records show you've lost some weight over the past year.
We've done such great business over the past year that we started looking into franchising around Russell's name and technique.
Thanks to all you dedicated parents, the middle school garden has grown tremendously over the past year.
Data show that Firefox, which spent several years challenging Microsoft's Internet Explorer, has been on a gradual decline over the past year.
We've confirmed six similar attacks on chemical plants across the country over the past year.
La Plaga has really been consolidating their power over the past year.

Alternatives:

during the past year
in the past year
throughout the past year
across the past year
within the past year

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