decade
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Pavlov’s Dog’s second release “At the Sound of the Bell” followed in 1976 and its third, “Lost in America,” came more than a decade later in 1990.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
He stated his true self was reflected in more than a decade of public service, but achievements "cannot reduce the impact of what has been said".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Some Tesla loyalists have been waiting nearly a decade for their Roadsters after putting down deposits of up to $250,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Between 1979 and 2014, sea ice extent around Antarctica increased by approximately 1 percent per decade.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Thank you, Subject One. Unfortunately, I’m afraid this will delay our noble experiment. Everything I worked on for over a decade? Gone. Poof!”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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He described it as an "investment in Rwanda's future" that would bring "jobs, skills, tourism and new business to our country and our region for decades to come".
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
A government spokesperson said Sir Olly "had a distinguished public service career over three decades".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The terms of the controversy over higher education hardly changed for three or four decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Eyo-Dae Kim and Susan Kim attended the University of Southern California decades ago, two international students with little money and no family in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
She looked like she’d been stuck in a cool, dark mausoleum for decades, slowly withering into a desiccated husk.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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