decennium
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The Apple of 2010, at the end of its decennium mirabilis, had a record of hardware innovation no other electronics firm could match.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2022
A similar remark might be made concerning the reference to the poet's old age "which dulleth him in his spirit," in the "Complaint of Venus," generally ascribed to the last decennium of Chaucer's life.
From Chaucer by Sir Adolphus William Ward
The problem with the minimum wage was caused before 1980, and policy makers wanting a solution in 2002 will rather look at the last decennium rather than to the 1950-1975 period.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus
In the last but one decennium of the sixteenth century, the first dramatists arose who pursued fixed literary tendencies.
From Shakspere and Montaigne by Jacob Feis
In England, it is true that the largest cities show during the last decennium a certain slackening in the pace of growth.
From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson
During the decennia which immediately followed, Jewish history was practically absorbed in vain attempts to restore the old Hasmonaean kingdom.
From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen
