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- noun The
decade from 2020 to 2029.
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Examples
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The issue for the rest of us is whether in any scenario Chinese emissions -- in absolute terms -- can peak in the early 2020s, which is essential in most of the models for keeping the global rise in temperature below 2 degrees Celsius.
David Miliband: Green China? David Miliband 2011
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As a result, one expert says the 2020s will be a-- quote -- "era of fiscal crisis" -- unquote -- for most developed countries.
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Then the decade of the 2020s will be the hottest in the instrumental record
Climate Progress 2009
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"Sometime in the 2020s which is not that far off, India will become the largest country in population in the world, surpassing China," Haub adds.
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I.e., enough rail cars to meet up passenger demand up until the mid 2020s which is excellent.
frogblog 2009
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It's a challenge that has already defeated many, even as the numbers of older people steadily grow – the over-65s are expected to reach 12 million by the mid 2020s.
The Dilnot review: Money, morality and the care of the elderly | Observer editorial 2011
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That estimate raised questions, the newspaper said, over whether the new jet would make money for Boeing before "well into the 2020s, if ever".
787 Dreamliner becomes reality three years behind schedule 2011
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Medicare is a much more urgent fiscal nut, which will double in size by the early 2020s to more than $1 trillion annually even under Mr. Obama's artificial baseline that hides the true spending.
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I want to expand on Russian Roulette 2020 and write a book where the characters face formidable challenges in the 2020s and attempt to overcome them.
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It's a challenge that has already defeated many, even as the numbers of older people steadily grow – the over-65s are expected to reach 12 million by the mid 2020s.
The Dilnot review: Money, morality and the care of the elderly | Observer editorial 2011
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