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Which decade is often associated with flappers, jazz, and speakeasies?

decade

[dek-ayd, duh-kayd] / ˈdɛk eɪd, dəˈkeɪd /


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Heaton, meanwhile, spent most of the last decade embodying the introverted Jonathan Byers on “Stranger Things.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

A study by El País found that, in real terms, the average Spaniard had 5% less spending power than a decade ago, due to taxes, social security and inflation.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Angelidou-Smith was previously chief product officer at Reddit and also spent nearly a decade at Meta, where she led Facebook Groups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The cost of raising a family has gotten significantly more expensive over the last decade, rising faster than wages.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

A decade later, that number had skyrocketed to more than 40,000 warheads and bombs.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Three decades after predicting the Asian crisis of 1997, one strategist pinpoints similarities between the financial contagion that spread across Asian economies then and the current AI investment boom that he thinks is a bubble.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Novartis achieved positive results with its ianalumab drug candidate last year, but prior to that there had been no meaningful innovation in the disease for more than two decades, they added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Prince Harry said that after crying at Diana's funeral, he did not cry for nearly two decades, multiple news outlets reported.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In the last couple of decades, the social justice crusader worked with Angelenos to develop their own voices through writing workshops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Nor will it be—not for decades, in any case. Not till long after I’m gone.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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