decade
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In the same week, Swiss miner Glencore announced a return to profit last year and plans to double its copper production within a decade.
From Barron's
"Things there are terrible. People are starving, there's nothing," said Salgado, a 72-year-old who emigrated to the United States four decades ago.
From Barron's
The farmer and landowner has been working with renewables firm Neoen for more than a decade and said he was initially worried the panels would restrict his sheep's grazing.
From Barron's
Holding kids back in school for an athletic edge has existed for decades on the elite fringe of prep sports.
It was popular for decades and produced the country's first musical superstars, but has more recently struggled to compete with newer, trendier sounds, particularly with the global rise of K-pop.
From BBC
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