Praetorian Guard
I graduated after a decade of training and routine, in the top two percent of my class.
Pushing Stars
As he neared the end of his third life decade, the wolverine knew that at his size and weight, his athletic career's expiration date was drawing nearer with each game he played.
Red Barchetta
The motor law had been in effect for at least a decade so these cars had not seen the light of day for a long time.
Stolen Heart of Fire chapter 13
A few decades, i suppose. i don't keep track of the years like papa does." "a few decades is a long time. you're definitely quite a bit older than me." "i'm sorry." "no, it's fine. there is no reason for you to be sorry.
Christine Ch 3
(really only a year short of the full three decades), seeing everything that her friends had done for her over that time through an entirely new light.
Wolf Tech 1 - The Beta
This went on for several decades, with a different story for each year for the excuse why they never went to their mate, just expected them to come to fine him, but then they stopped smelling them.
Building a Universe
Planets were turned to glass and millions of lives were lost over the course of wars between whole peoples, wars that lasted for decades and cost us all dearly.
Chapter 5: The Report
We would all belong to them - to the decadent! n.s: i've heard enough ivanovich, you need to take a time out. n.s does not lower his sidearm as instructed. lt.k.e raps on the glass and attempt to enter interrogation room no.8.
A Barren Affliction - Chapter 1
Beneath the facade, and despite the strong smell of fresh paint, many of the laboratories within were decades-old, and had the equipment to match.
Fractal
A decade later, computer scientists were able to tweak the algorithm to not only emulate, but surpass the performance of the human brain - nothing culled, nothing forgotten, every pattern efficiently sorted and compressed.
The Rabies Ward
"no duh, this place has been closed for decades," the fox says sliding over a fallen over chinet cabinet blocking the entrance to the north wing of the building.
Canis Interstellar
That outpost helped drive the mars colony of new london from a few dozen people, to a few hundred in about a decade through immigration and readily supplying the colony to keep it growing.