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Since about a decade ago vs since a decade ago

Both phrases are not commonly used in English. The correct phrase is 'for about a decade' or 'for a decade'. The preposition 'since' is typically used with a specific point in time, not a duration like a decade.

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Since about a decade ago

This phrase is not commonly used in English. The preposition 'since' is usually used with a specific point in time, not a duration like a decade.

Instead of 'since about a decade ago', you can use 'for about a decade' to indicate a duration of approximately ten years.
  • Since about a decade ago when Time magazine showed a picture of. Jimmy Carter writing his memoirs on a computer, word processors have increasingly ...
  • May 28, 2014 ... ... four mass killings a year, a doubling since about a decade ago. Another study that looked at the number of people wounded, not necessarily ...
  • It has become clear since about a decade ago, that the biosphere contains a variety of microorganisms that can live and grow in extreme environments.
  • But since about a decade ago, new techniques of confocal microscopy demonstrated that dendritic spines are indeed motile and dynamic structures that  ...

Alternatives:

  • for about a decade
  • for around a decade
  • for nearly a decade
  • for close to a decade
  • for roughly a decade

since a decade ago

This phrase is not commonly used in English. The preposition 'since' is typically used with a specific point in time, not a duration like a decade.

Instead of 'since a decade ago', you can use 'for a decade' to indicate a duration of ten years.
  • Jul 20, 2015 ... By championing extreme positions in public policies and rhetoric since a decade ago, Umno has kissed a permanent goodbye to ethnic ...
  • Jul 23, 2014 ... ... slimmer menu and the number of customers remaining the same since a decade ago -- the joint hired a firm to help them solve this "mystery".
  • Sep 16, 2015 ... September marks the fourth straight month the HMI has cracked 60 -- something that hasn't occurred since a decade ago. Builders believe ...
  • Sep 3, 2015 ... Catheter ablation for the potential cure of atrial fibrillation has come a long way since a decade ago. It is now considered a standard of care in ...

Alternatives:

  • for a decade
  • for ten years
  • for the past decade
  • for the last ten years
  • for the past ten years

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