decade

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Researchers' mathematical understanding of origami-like structures has come on leaps and bounds in recent decades, he notes, and there are now multiple start-up companies and university spin-outs seeking to develop origami- and kirigami-inspired products.

From BBC

The government compared student loan repayments to a £30-a-month phone contract in a presentation to teenagers a decade ago, BBC News has discovered.

From BBC

A conflict that happened more than a decade before he became an MP and more than two decades before he arrived in Downing Street was key to the case he made for his outlook now.

From BBC

The nation is dealing with high unemployment - with levels not seen for a decade outside the Covid-19 pandemic - and wage growth has failed to keep up with inflation.

From BBC

Overall, it seems understandable why the Street was looking for more, especially from a man who’s signaled he hopes to have decades at Berkshire’s helm:

From Barron's