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Which decade is often associated with flappers, jazz, and speakeasies?

decade

[dek-ayd, duh-kayd] / ˈdɛk eɪd, dəˈkeɪd /


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Over the last decade, Cruise has resigned himself to action stardom, writing death-defying stunts into his contracts.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Over the past decade, legal activists have successfully taken a number of national governments to court, triggering the adoption of more climate-friendly policies in countries including the Netherlands, Pakistan, Switzerland, South Korea and others.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Angelidou-Smith was previously chief product officer at Reddit and also spent nearly a decade at Meta, where she led Facebook Groups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But it said because some of these figures date back nearly a decade it was not possible to be absolutely certain or conclude over-diagnosis was currently occurring at scale.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Though pockets of Federalist power remained alive in New England for over a decade, as a national movement with the capacity to dominate the debate about America’s proper course, it was a spent force.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

A Mexican American woman whose parents emigrated from Jalisco, Macias sees “Pan’s Labyrinth” as a timeless movie that’s as relevant today as it was two decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

It was only four decades later that his notions of heritability were recognized as breakthroughs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"I've never seen in the decades I've been involved more fear and apprehension among voters," Sharpton said, describing worries he encountered during a recent visit to Ohio.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Focus instead on the long-term trajectory, which historically has tended to rise over decades.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

A few decades before, there were truly noxious episodes known as “the Great Stinks.”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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