decade
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More than two decades ago, Dudley proposed that humans' interest in alcohol has deep roots in primate evolution and stems from ancient foraging habits.
From Science Daily
This becomes the longest era and continues for more than three decades.
From Science Daily
At the end of 1998, after decades of inertia, Germany and 43 other states committed to locating and returning artworks stolen by the Nazis.
From Barron's
The UK government on Monday said it will "invest around 25 percent more in innovative, safe, and effective treatments -- the first major increase in over two decades."
From Barron's
Meanwhile, inventories on the Shanghai Futures Exchange have plummeted to their lowest levels in a decade and those on the Shanghai Gold Exchange to a nine-year low, Commerbank analysts said, citing Bloomberg data.
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