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by metrognome 709 days ago
According to the article, he disappeared in 1976 (48 years ago). Apologies for the pedantry.
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travisjungroth 709 days ago
At the time he was declared legally dead it had been 10 years.
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throawayonthe 709 days ago
they mean at time of being declared legally dead (1986) it's been 10 years since he disappeared (1976)
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bigstrat2003 709 days ago
I'm pretty sure that the GP understood that, and was just being nitpicky about grammar. It's incorrect grammar to say "it has been 10 years" in this case.
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