about a decade ago vs about ten years ago

Both 'about a decade ago' and 'about ten years ago' are correct and commonly used phrases to refer to a period of approximately ten years in the past. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning.

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about a decade ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a period of approximately ten years in the past.

This phrase is used to indicate a time frame of around ten years ago. It is a casual and common way to refer to a past period without specifying an exact number of years.

Examples:

I remember visiting that place about a decade ago.
About a decade ago, we used to go hiking every weekend.

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Yeah. You're light on number two pencils, and I think those oatmeal packets expired about a decade ago.
About a decade ago, astronomers discovered that the universe is not just expanding.
The IMF turned off the taps of their funding about a decade ago.
I understand it was based upon the United Kingdom's pet travel scheme, which was introduced about a decade ago.
Steve Badylak - who's at the University of Pittsburgh - about a decade ago had a remarkable idea.
Are we talking about Mickey Barbozza? The mob hit man who disappeared about a decade ago...
We're talking about a decade ago. Listen,
About a decade ago, I wrote a story about vaccines for The New Yorker. A little story.
These soybeans are being shipped to Europe and to China as animal feed, especially after the mad cow disease scare about a decade ago, where we don't want to feed animals animal protein anymore, because that can transmit disease.

Alternatives:

around ten years ago
approximately ten years ago
roughly ten years ago
almost ten years ago
nearly ten years ago

about ten years ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a period of approximately ten years in the past.

This phrase is used to indicate a time frame of around ten years ago. It is a straightforward and widely understood way to express a past period without specifying an exact number of years.

Examples:

I graduated from college about ten years ago.
About ten years ago, we started our business.

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So about ten years ago he started the web site.
She went over the border to Juarez about ten years ago.
She was murdered in Pennsylvania about ten years ago.
Symchay Conteh escaped Sierra Leone to Guinea about ten years ago and applied for refuge status.
He and Claudette come out here about ten years ago.
Once adopted, this decision will increase both democratic legitimacy and the effectiveness of decision-making in fields which until about ten years ago fell outside the remit of the Community and the Union.
They both moved to Vegas about ten years ago.
I was a student of yours about ten years ago.
Because about ten years ago he made a decision that cost him his practice.
His wife passed on about ten years ago, and they had no kids.
Nailah immigrated to the U. S. about ten years ago.
So do I. I saw 'em at the Apollo about ten years ago.
It has to be kept in mind here that until about ten years ago all committees could table amendments for consideration in Parliament.
He was a counselor at a halfway house where you resided about ten years ago.
He was a counselor at a halfway house where you resided about ten years ago.
The D.E.A. says the two gangs fought a war about ten years ago.
The D.E.A. says the two gangs fought a war about ten years ago.
I worked for him about ten years ago when he was running a task force on the border.
Only, about ten years ago, the tribal council started to remove members from its records, disenrolling them for lack of family ties, even if a DNA test might prove legitimate tribe membership.
In particular, the Council needs to intervene in the case of the remaining survivor of the three Greek seamen sentenced for drug smuggling about ten years ago.

Alternatives:

around a decade ago
approximately a decade ago
roughly a decade ago
almost a decade ago
nearly a decade ago

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about a decade ago vs about ten years ago