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decade

[dek-eyd, duh-keyd] / ˈdɛk eɪd, dəˈkeɪd /


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In every decade, America rediscovers that girlhood is in crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Now the challenge becomes doing something no Kings coach has done in more than a decade: getting the team past the first round of the postseason.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

I had more than a decade of experience in my field and a Big Tech pedigree that had reliably opened doors for me.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The demise that has them on the cusp of dropping back to the third tier a decade on from being crowned English champions, and just five years after lifting the FA Cup, has been alarming.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Adams, of course, had been trying to do just that for over a decade.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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