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decade

[dek-eyd, duh-keyd] / ˈdɛk eɪd, dəˈkeɪd /


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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

“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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