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Which decade is often associated with flappers, jazz, and speakeasies?

decade

[dek-ayd, duh-kayd] / ˈdɛk eɪd, dəˈkeɪd /


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Many Kiwis are struggling to make ends meet -- the price of basic goods remains stubbornly elevated, and unemployment at its highest in more than a decade.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

A decade later, Perón clashed with the church.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

But he says he does not expect this to be the start of another dominant era such as they enjoyed with Lewis Hamilton in the last decade.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Of those, 84% have reported earnings per share that surpassed Wall Street’s estimates, above the average seen over the past decade.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

American troops, who have occupied the islands for generations, increase their presence as the new decade approaches.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

He has repeatedly said he wants to continue in his role for decades and has created an informal organizational structure around him that eschews a conventional hierarchy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Gross noted that it was "one of only five Indian wide releases in the US" over the last three decades.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Notre Dame has spent decades searching for a passer to lead them back to college football’s promised land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Jimmy Olson, owner and funeral director of Olson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Sheboygan, Wis., has seen his business change drastically in the past two decades.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

By 1425, the year of Joan’s first vision, England and France had been at war for decades.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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