decade

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The planning for the new capital right in the centre of the country began a decade earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The best estimate of a normal return there is the rate of inflation, which was 3.3% a year over the past decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The difference between 3% and 2% annual growth has major implications for how much revenue the government collects over a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Investors should count on only modest returns for the coming decade in their planning.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Since that first hatching, a handful of eggs have come to this world each decade.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville