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Recent Examples of half-life
But technetium-99m has a very short half-life, just six hours or so.
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Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor suggests that the physiological half-life of any emotion is about 90 seconds.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
This was despite the decay half-life of cesium-137—one of the main contaminating isotopes—being about 30 years.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
The autopsy report also noted that Perry had been receiving ketamine-infusion treatment around the time of his death, but because ketamine has a short half-life, the traces of the substance in his system couldn't have been from those treatment sessions.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor suggests that the physiological half-life of any emotion is about 90 seconds.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
This was despite the decay half-life of cesium-137—one of the main contaminating isotopes—being about 30 years.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
The autopsy report also noted that Perry had been receiving ketamine-infusion treatment around the time of his death, but because ketamine has a short half-life, the traces of the substance in his system couldn't have been from those treatment sessions.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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Depending on the intensity, duration and sequence of those vibrations, sensations such as being tapped, stroked or squeezed can be simulated.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
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Schwab is advising investors to have a duration around that of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is about 6.2 years, or even lower.Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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South Korea's plummeting birth rate, the world's lowest with just 0.72 births expected per woman lifetime last year, is likely to accelerate the population imbalance.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Perry received a Grammys Trustee Award for lifetime achievement in 2015.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Below, see all of the Princess of Wales’s Christmas Day outfits to date.Emily Chan, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
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The first court date for Rise participants was June 2, 2023, Grimes said.Campbell Roper, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Pesto’s fame quickly spread after a public gender reveal, and he was viewed close to two billion times on social media.Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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The year 2025 will still be a time of quantum discoveries.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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At a brief hearing Wednesday, Acree’s attorney, Edward Berrigan of the Missouri State Public Defender’s office, asked for a continuance so that the public defenders who handle death penalty cases could be reassigned, the Kansas City Star reported.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
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The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing slavery–except in one instance–further gave Louisiana and other states a legal opening for the continuance of slave labor.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Amid a migration surge during Trump’s first term, DHS asked CISA employees to volunteer to help safeguard the US-Mexico border.Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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The move to trade for Adams in October hasn’t worked out in terms of wins, but he’s become an integral piece of an offense that’s gotten much better.Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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He has been targeted 30 times in the past two games — the most among all players during that span.Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Navy half of the stadium exploded while the West Point side fell silent, having seen a massive chance to get back in the game go by the wayside in the span of about two minutes on the game clock.Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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As the two try to repair and restore their former life together, Miri desperately tries to keep Leah from slipping between her fingers.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Many Cubans say a second Trump term — combined with their own government’s resistance to make meaningful economic reforms — could spell the worst crisis in their lives.Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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