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Discover LudwigThe phrase "half a decade ago" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English
It refers to a period of five years ago. Example: "Tom and Sarah met each other at college half a decade ago. They have been happily married for three years now."
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What we see today has very little in common with what existed half a decade ago, and half a decade later the situation will, again, be completely different.
As a lawyer myself, I think that's a far more important issue than whether a couple of ballplayers took the wrong pills a half a decade ago.
In other words the Arts Council is only providing a third of the money, down from around a half a decade ago.
It said Ronnie Scott's had opened half a decade ago: we meant half a century.
Where there were once only a few recognized outfitters in Pembrokeshire half a decade ago, now there are more than a dozen.
Buffett made a gloomy prediction half a decade ago.
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Moreover, a decreasing trend was demonstrated in only half (19/40).
Hong Kong and Bangkok have risen by half since August.
Half past four, Friday afternoon.
It was half past six.
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