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 Ward, Adolphus William, Sir

But with intellectual matters it is totally different; they change from century to century, nay, from decennium to decennium.

From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst

He was occupied actively with teaching, but the dominant feature of the decennium was his assumption of the Darwinian doctrines.

From Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work by Mitchell, P. Chalmers (Peter Chalmers)

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 Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)