decade

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Fearing looting and vandalism after Kadhafi's overthrow, the antiquities department removed "all the artefacts until the country re-stabilised", said Fakroun, 63, who has worked at the French archaeological mission to Libya for almost four decades.

From Barron's

The computing power of chips has increased dramatically over the decades as makers cram them with more microscopic electronic components.

From Barron's

Although the health effects of Superfund sites have been studied for decades, Kobetz noted that the relationship between environmental pollution and breast cancer has received far less attention.

From Science Daily

When she started using the injectable, Winfrey told People she welcomed the arrival of a tool to help her get away from the yo-yo path she’d been on for decades.

From Los Angeles Times

Overall, vinyl sales have doubled in the last decade, and are on course to overtake CDs for the first time since the 1990s.

From BBC