over the last years vs over last years

The correct phrase is "over the last years." The article 'the' is necessary before 'last years' to indicate a specific period of time. 'Over last years' is incorrect as it lacks the definite article.

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over the last years

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'over the last years' when referring to a specific period of time in the past that is clearly defined.

Examples:

Over the last years, the company has seen significant growth.
I have learned a lot over the last years.
The technology has evolved rapidly over the last years.

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Osteoarticular infections in young children: what has changed over the last years? Swiss Med Wkly. 2014 Jun 12;144:w13971. doi: 10.4414/smw.2014.13971.
They are reported in this online publication – Our World in Data – that my team and I have been building over the last years. We see it as a resource to ...
May 6, 2021 ... Specifically, some evidence indicates that sperm quality has decreased over the last years. However, reports showing the changes in sperm ...
Jun 1, 2014 ... Osteoarticular infections in young children: what has changed over the last years? Dimitri Ceroni; Georgios Kampouroglou ...
Nov 15, 2018 ... ... of liver failure and the influence of MARS on cytokine plasmatic profiles have not yet been fully elucidated over the last years.
Several large-scale synthesis efforts over the last years, mostly for Holocene peatlands, have allowed one to document peatland development histories, ...
Digital convergence over the last years has implemented several positive and negative aspects in the media. This scenario brings new challenges for ...
May 17, 2022 ... ... this work presents a good epidemiological synthesis of the state of suicide and suicide attempts in France over the last years.

over last years

This phrase is incorrect in English. The definite article 'the' is needed before 'last years.'

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There are 37 new registrations over last year, and not one needed a lawyer.
I noticed your stock portfolio, up 20 percent over last year.
Language arts position opened up here, so I came over last year.
The 27 Member States lost a total of 434000 jobs over last year, or 1189 daily.
Total waste disposed in 2015 amounted to 97,529,415 Kg, which ncreased over last year.
Last night the Public Prosecution Service would only say a file received from police over last year's bonfire "remains under active consideration".
The event's official website has seen a threefold increase in traffic over last year with over 5 million page views in just five days.
The French Interior Minister, Claude Guéant, has stated that 265 armed robberies were committed against jewellers in the first nine months of this year, a 33 % increase over last year.
We're seeing that now in the Horn of Africa where food prices are up 240 percent in some areas over last year.
That's a major improvement over last year, It. Shea.
The average price of your top 30 products is up 78% over last year.
The component which instead reported the highest rate of growth is the native advertising with an increase of + 76% over last year.
There were numerous exhibitors present, producers of accessories, food and equipment, posting a 10% increase over last year.
Real Madrid, for example, has increased its revenues by 10% over last year, despite a rather disappointing season.
The Tablet advertising revenue increases by +103%; Smart TV/Console recorded a positive mark of +0.7% over last year.
Consolidated net sales stand at € 731.4 million, down 1.2% over last year's first half (+6.2% at constant exchange rate).
The organizers estimate that volume of sales and orders made during the fair increased by 10% over last year's edition.
Paula Cassidy is a rather attractive agent that DiNozzo drooled all over last year when we were at Gitmo.
And your score went up By an astonishing 27% over last year.
Pulled off a huge upset over last year's winner.

Alternatives:

over the past few years
over recent years
over the last few years
over the past years
over the previous years

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