full decade
Frequency: 7.27.0 per million words
Similar to 'entire decade', stressing the completeness of the period.
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- It took almost a full decade of unparalleled economic growth to recover from the recession.
- He dedicated a full decade to mastering the violin before his first public performance.
- The project was finally completed after a full decade of research and development.
- A full decade has passed since the first smartphone was released, completely changing how we communicate.
- Experts predict it will take a full decade for the industry to transition to renewable energy.
- While some trends last a year, this social change unfolded over a full decade.
- Without proper funding, the city might not see these improvements for a full decade.
- By the time she retired, she had spent a full decade living abroad.
- It's hard to believe a full decade has gone by since we graduated.
- The clinical trial lasted a full decade to ensure the long-term effects of the drug were properly studied.