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decade

[dek-eyd, duh-keyd] / ˈdɛk eɪd, dəˈkeɪd /


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This “private ordering” alternative has decades of support from scholars and individual SEC commissioners.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission for decades has overseen regulation of prediction markets—or event contracts, as we refer to them—that help market participants hedge risk, aggregate information and test hypotheses about future outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he played a pivotal character and the film launched a cinematic career that lasted more than five decades.

From Los Angeles Times

Robert Duvall, one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actors whose seven‑decade career included unforgettable performances in “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now” and “Tender Mercies,” has died at the age of 95, his wife announced Monday.

From Salon

Nicknamed The Lion, Makhmudov recalled meeting Fury in Canada about a decade ago and described him as a "legend", but said he is now focused on building his own "legacy".

From BBC