decade

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There were around 10,500 fish and chip shops in the UK in 2024 -- roughly the same as a decade earlier -- according to Seafish, a public body supporting the industry.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

For the first decade of his career, he lived in an apartment and worried about paying for vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

There were brief returns to visibility in the last decade.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Central banks purchased over 1,000 metric tons of gold each year in 2022, 2023 and 2024 — roughly double the average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold Council.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

In a decade, Pablo Picasso would be famous.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day