Dates
Years
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Now people just give dates in relative terms: "25 years ago", or "the same year that boy band exploded on stage when their enhancements went horribly wrong".
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The first season of Daredevil is said to take place two years after The Avengers, when the premiere dates of the two are much closer to three years apart.
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Webcomic Time: Very obvious due to the frequent use of real-world dates and events; eight published years of All-Star Squadron and Young All-Stars took place over a seven-month period in the war.
Source: Comic Book / All-Star Squadron
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