decade
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Pratt said recently that he wants to increase Los Angeles Police Department staffing to 12,500 officers over the next decade, up from about 8,600.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Narvekar was hired to run the Harvard Management Co., as the endowment is known, in 2016 and was charged with turning around Harvard’s endowment as its fourth CEO in a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
While BIIRD's direction of flight may have been uncertain to its members at first, founder Lisa Canny had been quietly developing the "Spice Girls of trad" concept for about a decade.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Stage productions of “Amadeus” have run in virtually every decade since its 1979 debut.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
“I reminded Kim that you’ve worked here for a decade, that you could still be of service. He said there was a position available.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing decade
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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