decade

Example Sentences

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A spokesperson for Clinton commented on the new photos, saying they were decades old.

From BBC

The genre crumbled after roughly a decade, when Zambia was hit with a series of crises.

From BBC

Afghans who worked alongside US troops during almost two decades of war were once promised a home in the United States to shelter them from the extremist intolerance of the Taliban.

From Barron's

It is the kind of boastful big numbers, mixed with a make-money-not-war philosophy, that has endeared him to his boss, a friend of four decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

As I reported in early November, there were concerns the flu season had the potential to be the worst for a decade.

From BBC