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Which decade is often associated with flappers, jazz, and speakeasies?

decade

[dek-ayd, duh-kayd] / ˈdɛk eɪd, dəˈkeɪd /


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The last decade saw auto sales decline 36%, squeezed by Chinese competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Better be prepared to wait a decade or two.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The state “hasn’t thrived in the last decade, and certainly hasn’t thrived since COVID, the way other states have,” said John Horvick, one of Oregon’s leading independent pollsters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Threats, fear-mongering, and violence against public servants have become far too common over the past decade and undermine our democracy,” Panetta said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“Right you are, Sunny Brook. Here we go: What king defeated the Revolt of the Earls in 1075 and then, a decade later, ordered the composing of the Domesday, or doomsday, Book?”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

A Saudi official, acknowledging as much, says: “For decades now, and on into the future, relations with the U.S. is our most important bilateral relationship.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

However, I have decades of practice holding back my inner She-Hulk.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

"The industry is littered with these examples of fantastic technologies and teams that do brave things that take decades," Mummery says.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

This unusually extensive record allowed scientists to investigate how thinking and memory changed over decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

By 1425, the year of Joan’s first vision, England and France had been at war for decades.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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