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decadelong

American  
[dek-eyd-lawng, duh-keyd-lawng] / ˈdɛk eɪdˌlɔŋ, dəˈkeɪd lɔŋ /
Or decade-long

adjective

  1. lasting for a decade.

    After a decadelong study, the drug has finally been approved by the FDA.


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WASHINGTON—The U.S. is in the process of withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, according to three American officials, ending a decadelong military operation in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. troops have vacated a strategic military base in southeast Syria and turned it over to government forces, a U.S. official said, ending a decadelong presence as part of a broader drawdown of American troops in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a TED Talk released on Monday, I describe a decadelong effort to measure hip hop’s impact.

From The Wall Street Journal

The statement signaled the end to a more than decadelong U.S. security partnership with the SDF, a coalition of Kurdish and Arab fighters who have operated a small state within a state in northeastern Syria for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s just to remind you of Pittsburgh’s decadelong carousel under center.

From Los Angeles Times