decade
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Over the past decade its average annual return is just 0.9%, ranking it at the very bottom—the 100th percentile—in its Morningstar category over the period.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Telling residents in Moerdijk that their homes, streets and cemeteries may not survive the decade was, says Moerkerke, "the hardest decision of my career" and one he will never forget.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Millennials’ median incomes in their early decades of adulthood were roughly on par with boomers’, and gains over the past decade put millennials in a better position than many recognize.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The conclusions are the result of more than a decade of research.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Decade by decade, the Mary Rose slipped deeper and deeper into the seabed until it was almost completely forgotten.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing decade
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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