decade
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In the decade ending in 2024, the adult population in Seattle grew 15%, the Journal’s analysis found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The number of births in that ward is down 29% in the decade ending in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, which transcended clubs, countries and competitions for over a decade, to become the defining story of modern football.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Americans owe approximately $1.8 trillion in student debt, a figure that has risen by more than 40% over the last decade.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
“I reminded Kim that you’ve worked here for a decade, that you could still be of service. He said there was a position available.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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“After six decades of paying thousands a year for insurance, we expect them to honor their agreement,” said one family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Michael F. Bishop writes that Robert Harris’s novel provides a “swift-paced romp through a few crucial decades of Roman history.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
A jury began deliberations on Monday in the trial of a former Los Angeles gang leader accused of involvement in the sensational murder three decades ago of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
For decades, individual investors treated bonds as virtually worry-free stabilizers in their portfolio.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The basic framework for all these institutions and traditions was built in a sudden spasm of enforced inspiration and makeshift construction during the final decades of the eighteenth century.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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