decade

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The planning for the new capital right in the centre of the country began a decade earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Stocks, after all, are still basking in the glow of one of the biggest bull markets in history, having returned an average of 14% a year over the past decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Some forecasts are slightly more optimistic: Economists at the Penn Wharton Budget Model said they expect growth to average 2.1% over the decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Over the past decade, it has returned 9.2% a year on average.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But a decade had passed, and Darwin had never published the promised book on the genesis of “variability in organic beings.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee