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decade

[dek-eyd, duh-keyd] / ˈdɛk eɪd, dəˈkeɪd /


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Within about a decade of his arrival in 2009, Chen had plowed hundreds of millions of dollars into Cambodian real estate, a bank, an amusement park and supermarkets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Today, Stephens presents this type of data—relevant for several states—to about 250 people during a winter season, up from about 150 people a decade ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Fernández said that most of her friends who were launching nonprofits and pop-up restaurants a decade ago are now scattered around the globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

"You never can tell if something's going to work," Watterson said a decade ago.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

In a decade, Pablo Picasso would be famous.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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