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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a full decade" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the completeness of a ten-year period.
Example: "The project took a full decade to complete, showcasing the dedication of the entire team."
Alternatives: "a complete decade" or "a whole decade".
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They rejected the Camp David accords, and not until 1988—a full decade after Camp David did Yasser Arafat grudgingly accept Israel's right to exist.
At the start of middle school, Kai was almost a full decade into his digital life.
It now looks as if a full decade may pass before most Americans receive a raise.
Today, a full decade later, all seven people are living productive lives.
It makes Star Wars, released a full decade later, look almost laughably retrograde.
There are studies that show that people who stretch live a full decade longer.
It's not just for a year or the first few, but substantially reduced for a full decade".
(Her sister, Phoebe, who appears in Witchel's delightful earlier memoir, "Girls Only," is a full decade her junior).
Contrast that with the record of the few military tribunals held over what is approaching a full decade.
A full decade before the Red Sox last won the World Series, the Cubs last won a World Series.
And yet here was the best-musical winner of 1998 opening the Tony ceremony a full decade later.
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