decade

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Although optical cavities have been studied for decades, they have been difficult to use with atoms because atoms are extremely small and nearly transparent.

From Science Daily

It’s got one of the most hypnotic grooves heard on pop radio in the last decade!

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly a decade ago, in 2017, she earned a place on the BBC's 100 Women list with her work promoting women's rights.

From BBC

"These are people that have families that have contributed to this country for decades. Little children, there's hundreds of children in detention centres. It's inhumane."

From BBC

After a lifetime of clashes with successive powers in Africa's most populous country, Fela was recognised nearly three decades after his death and long after his influence reshaped global music.

From Barron's