decade
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The company expects its Chinese operations to generate a profit of less than $500 million this year—down from $5 billion a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The Bacon Hole discovery came a decade after Nash found a reindeer engraved on the wall of a cave nearby, which was confirmed in 2012 as the then-oldest known rock art in Britain in 2012.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
More than a decade later, however, that early success appears increasingly difficult to maintain.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
These annual distributions are also subject to the 10-year rule, meaning the account must be fully drawn down within a decade of the owner’s death.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Brother Ugo’s face was wrong—it had withered as though a whole decade had passed since they’d last seen each other.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing decade
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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