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decade

B1Academic AWL-7Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˈdekeɪd/US /ˈdekeɪd/
noun

a period of ten years, especially a continuous period, such as 1910–1919 or 2000–2009

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During the following decade, Secretary-General Moon addressed many of the world's most pressing public challenges—including wars, extreme poverty, climate change, humanitarian disasters, gender inequity, and lack of human rights.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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The past few decades have lifted us together, but today we gather at a moment that demands some reflection—fueled by caffeine and code, optimism and idealism, conviction in AI and creativity.

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