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the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
the lifetime of the camera's batteries was so short we couldn't get through a day trip without having to replace them
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If the most extreme predictions come true, the stealth of Australia’s new fleet of nuclear submarines could be dead in the water less than a decade into their operational lifetimes.
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
Security features include automatic operating system patching and ephemeral compute with limited node lifetimes.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
More than 20% of black women are raped during their lifetimes—a higher share than among women overall, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
More than 20% of Black women are raped during their lifetimes—a higher share than among women overall, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
Given the distance and significant velocities of these valuable space rocks, relative to Earth, these startups offered business models the would not close within the lifetimes of any venture capitalists.
—Greg Autry, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Seventy-one percent of Gen-Z respondents expressed optimism about attaining financial success during their lifetimes.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Often, people have accumulated assets over their lifetimes and lose track of them, such as savings bonds or insurance policies, Peterson said.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Seychelles warblers are socially monogamous, meaning that a male and female form a long-term pair bond over a long period of time, usually several mating seasons or even whole lifetimes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
Security features include automatic operating system patching and ephemeral compute with limited node lifetimes.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
More than 20% of black women are raped during their lifetimes—a higher share than among women overall, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
More than 20% of Black women are raped during their lifetimes—a higher share than among women overall, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
Given the distance and significant velocities of these valuable space rocks, relative to Earth, these startups offered business models the would not close within the lifetimes of any venture capitalists.
—Greg Autry, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Seventy-one percent of Gen-Z respondents expressed optimism about attaining financial success during their lifetimes.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Often, people have accumulated assets over their lifetimes and lose track of them, such as savings bonds or insurance policies, Peterson said.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Seychelles warblers are socially monogamous, meaning that a male and female form a long-term pair bond over a long period of time, usually several mating seasons or even whole lifetimes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Lifetimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifetimes. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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