decade
Example Sentences
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Two decades ago, the court sided with the music and motion picture producers and ruled against Grokster and Napster on the grounds their software was intended to share copyrighted music and movies.
From Los Angeles Times
He had worked two decades as a deputy, but was new to the arson and explosive squad.
From Los Angeles Times
It had been tucked away in a museum drawer for decades as it was thought to have been an unremarkable specimen.
From BBC
The tiny nation of Suriname has been sending its soccer stars to the World Cup for decades.
But the fact that serious scientists discuss the question at all points to a deeper issue that has been troubling researchers for decades: We still don’t understand what consciousness is or where it comes from.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
