decade

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For more than a decade, Walker had worked at the Gates Foundation and then the billionaire’s private office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“I don’t see it as a gamble,” said Jurgen Klinsmann, the coach who gave a teenage Pulisic his first appearance with the national team a decade ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

As co-directors of the Melanoma Institute Australia, over the past decade the pair's research on immunotherapy, which uses the body's immune system to attack cancer cells, has dramatically improved outcomes for advanced melanoma patients globally.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Those higher prices have followed disruptions from tariffs last year, among other price shocks over this decade, that have prompted companies to more closely manage their production footprints and their costs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

That May he stood before Congress and called for the United States to commit to, within the decade, “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson