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Which decade is often associated with flappers, jazz, and speakeasies?

decade

[dek-ayd, duh-kayd] / ˈdɛk eɪd, dəˈkeɪd /


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However, she off-loaded all those holdings about a decade ago, property records show.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

As Indonesia battles its worst wildfire season in a decade, a toxic haze is choking millions of residents in the region.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Better be prepared to wait a decade or two.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The state “hasn’t thrived in the last decade, and certainly hasn’t thrived since COVID, the way other states have,” said John Horvick, one of Oregon’s leading independent pollsters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Isobel racks her brain for the last time she felt under the weather and she can only come up with a head cold she had a decade ago, the winter before she met Marco.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Throughout his decades of ownership, Love also used the property as a creative retreat, incorporating spaces dedicated to music and relaxation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The American pioneer vanished while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in 1937, spawning decades of speculation about her fate.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Exports -- for decades the engine of China's economy -- remain a bright spot.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

While Pepsi had the business for decades, its 10-year contract with the chicken chain was ending soon, people familiar with the agreement said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

I realized the old man and the boy were the same person—it was all in the eyes, the vitality undiminished despite the many decades.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda


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