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The sentence 'a mere three years' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase to express a length of time that is surprisingly short. For example, "He ran the marathon in a mere three years."
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That took a mere three years.
His own term in office is a mere three years.
Apple's App Store, a mere three years old, offers more than 300,000 of them.
It was privately owned for a mere three years (between 1991 and 1994).
When Andrew was born in Istanbul, the Republic of Turkey was a mere three years old.
A mere three years later, he was back in the ring.
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Only postponed for a mere sixty years.
London's games are a mere two years away.
It is now a mere nine years since Lawrence.
The Neuer Markt is young, a mere five years old.
A mere five years ago marriage patterns were normal in the two countries.
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