decade
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In my fifth decade, I’d found a web-learning technique that was workable and empowering.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
The union representing workers at South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor said on Monday it had resumed wage talks with management after staging its first full-day strike in a decade.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
She ended the decade on Norman Lear’s “One Day at a Time,” starring as Francine Webster opposite Bonnie Franklin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
But over the past decade it has gradually added slightly higher-priced, style-forward items in an effort to appeal to more customers who might also shop at Gap, J.Crew or Nordstrom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The figures at the base of columns are the first year of the decade, so 1470 refers to the decade 1470-1479.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Nicknamed "the Glooper" for his cries of "Gloop! Gloop!" after each strike, Godin spent more than three decades lobbing pies at rich and famous targets he felt needed bringing down a notch.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Graduate students in particular are facing the strictest limits on federal student loans in decades.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
"This problem obviously does not only affect Feyenoord and is unfortunately something we have been unable to put a stop to for decades," Eenhoorn said.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
After I lost my longtime gig, I decided to launch my own private computer course, based on strategies I’d perfected for decades.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Horace Greeley had worked in New York City’s news business for two decades.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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