decade

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These three musicians criss-crossed the ranks of New York’s most free-thinking groups for more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Central banks purchased over 1,000 metric tons of gold each year in 2022, 2023 and 2024 — roughly double the average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold Council.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Moreno could feel that love too, with a renewed commitment to the excellence the Angels he displayed in his first decade as owner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But honestly, in another decade or so, we might feel profoundly different and start wondering why we didn’t try these crazy-sounding methods a lot sooner.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

For nearly a decade, she and my father held a fragile truce between them, with Jagu living under her care, eating meals in her room and wearing clothes that she stitched for him.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee