decade

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While the two have sparred periodically about policy over the last decade, they have also appeared to bond at public events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The best estimate of a normal return there is the rate of inflation, which was 3.3% 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

In barely a decade, the War on Drugs went from being a political slogan to an actual war.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander