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Births in Bernalillo County, where the city dominates the population, have dropped 20% in the past decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Cher and Sonny were together for more than a decade, tying the knot in an unofficial ceremony in 1964, when she was just 17, before legally marrying in 1969.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

By next summer it will be nearly a decade since a British rider has won the Tour.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The amount of U.S. land burned each year in the 2020s — averaged out over a decade — is now more than twice what it was 30 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Bill Harvey, now home after nearly a decade in Berlin, was assigned to lead Operation Mongoose.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Americans growing up in the 21st century might be puzzled by his words, because the idea of widespread Sunday business closings has, with notable exceptions, been disappearing for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The sentence imposed on Aaron Strachan does not mean he'll walk out of prison after five years - instead, it could keep him behind bars for decades, if not the rest of his life.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

For four decades, that was the single best idea in American finance.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Maryland is not exactly known for its wines—Virginia has hogged the spotlight in the region for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Over the course of the next four decades, the national debate over slavery and its expansion into the West was often framed as an argument over the intent of the founders.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis