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decade

[dek-eyd, duh-keyd] / ˈdɛk eɪd, dəˈkeɪd /


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Later that decade it could have paid for the polyester duds John Travolta sported in “Saturday Night Fever.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Electricity demand was mostly stagnant in the two decades before 2020.

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The biggest hit of each decade since the 1840s—and what it said about the country.

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On one side is the life he has built in nearly two decades in the U.S., including his role as artistic director at Miami New Drama and raising his three American-born children.

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Going back a few decades, many European and American stars would not travel to Melbourne because of the distance and a general feeling it lacked prestige.

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