decade
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Maurer notes that, almost a decade ago, it became clear to him that Mastercard’s foray into services meant its stock could trade at a premium to Visa’s, a call that panned out for years.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
There will be searching questions about how such an audacious crime could have gone unnoticed and unchecked for more than a decade, and vindication for the detectives who decided they needed that tent.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
August brings modest gains, with the S&P marking an average annualized gain of 0.9% and 0.2% over the past decade and the last 20 years, respectively.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Maybe one day, over a decade after school ended, I’d get a lot of attention for making performance art about walking to grocery stores.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
Though it would not be easy, and would take the remainder of the decade to accomplish, that is pretty much what happened.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing decade
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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"The Hunger Games," Chapter 2 Vocabulary
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