decade
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The 10-brand group's declining fortunes in the world's largest car market are the main reason behind a historic restructuring drive that could see it shed up to 120,000 jobs by the end of the decade.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Last month saw the highest rate of stock-picking funds unwinding positions in over a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
His schedule includes a return to the diocese of Chiclayo where he was ordained bishop in 2014 and remained until Francis moved him to the Vatican almost a decade later.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The company, set to trade on Nasdaq under the “AGLT” ticker on Thursday, was founded a little more than a decade ago as a spinoff from Oregon State University’s robotics lab.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
It is now a decade since Leonardo da Vinci began the Mona Lisa.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
The Church's first US-born pope served for almost two decades in Peru as a missionary, forming a deep attachment to the continent.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
For nearly two decades, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has needled and probed Wall Street at every turn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Naturally, the movie has gained a cult following since its release more than four decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The starting point will be Uruguay, where the number of Catholics has fallen away steeply in recent years and which is getting its first Papal visit in four decades.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
She looked like she’d been stuck in a cool, dark mausoleum for decades, slowly withering into a desiccated husk.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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