decade

Example Sentences

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“The last decade or so has seen a lot of growth in the art sector, and there are so many talented artists and organizations in L.A. that need a place to perform.”

From Los Angeles Times

Jackson, who died on February 17, was a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s and remained a prominent voice of African Americans on the national stage for more than six decades.

From Barron's

“It’s the kind of money they weren’t expecting to make in a decade.”

From Barron's

The primary culprit: Women’s wages stop growing almost a decade before men’s do, with women’s wage growth leveling off after age 35.

From MarketWatch

The zoo said they have had an association with lions for "many decades, with Barbary lions first arriving at the zoo in the 1960s".

From BBC