Definition of "tens" []

• Plural form of ten. (noun)
• A pair of tens. (noun)
• The second decade of a century: the 1910s, 2010s, etc. The teens, the oneties. Short for the nineteen-tens, twenty-tens, etc. (noun)

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• "For the first time, in tens of years, Egyptians can see an American president who is not eager to establish a relationship with the Egyptian regime regardless of its black record of practices against democracy and human rights."
• "In China, for instance, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration oversees all aspects of the industry, including tobacco production and distribution, and brings in tens of millions of dollars in revenue a year."
• "Indeed … indeed … and no doubt, a proper lack of home furnishings results in tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths a year, and is one of the leading causes of bankruptcy, to boot!"