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decade

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


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This retirement seminar guy did not start his graph in 2016 and show the last decade or so.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Sunday’s referendum comes more than a decade after a 2014 vote to curb immigration narrowly passed, requiring the government to reintroduce quotas for foreigners moving to the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The DIP will explain how new equipment and defence infrastructure will be funded over the coming decade, after a review of military capabilities last year.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

RH believes there is a potential tailwind of strong spending from wealthy consumers and a generational transfer of $30 trillion to $38 trillion in the next decade.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

They grew into a nationwide reckoning, unlike anything we had seen in over a decade.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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