decade
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Barely a decade after being crowned soccer world champions, England was about to miss out on qualifying for its second straight World Cup finals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The Bacon Hole discovery came a decade after Nash found a reindeer engraved on the wall of a cave nearby, which was confirmed in 2012 as the then-oldest known rock art in Britain in 2012.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
More than a decade later, however, that early success appears increasingly difficult to maintain.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
These annual distributions are also subject to the 10-year rule, meaning the account must be fully drawn down within a decade of the owner’s death.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Though it would not be easy, and would take the remainder of the decade to accomplish, that is pretty much what happened.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing decade
Perfect Ten: Dec, Cent, Mille
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"The Hunger Games," Chapter 2 Vocabulary
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