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

Pozen points out that Microsoft, the subject of a recent Barron’s cover story, trades at just 16 times 2028 earnings, its lowest valuation relative to the S&P 500 in a decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Frank Bisignano and Eric Inselberg have been locked in a legal dispute for more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He also likes BlackRock, owner of the popular iShares ETF brand, which he notes has steadily grown revenue over the past decade but hasn’t meaningfully expanded margins.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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