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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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Recent Examples of lifetimes
In a study published in August, Wilkinson’s team achieved an 85% accuracy rate in matching postmortem images of deceased migrants with photographs taken during their lifetimes.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Throughout many Newcastle supporters’ lifetimes, their side’s record at Old Trafford has been abysmal.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Australia saw 29% uptick during the sixth weekend and has overtaken the lifetimes of Aladdin and the last two Jurassic World movies.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Throughout many Newcastle supporters’ lifetimes, their side’s record at Old Trafford has been abysmal.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Australia saw 29% uptick during the sixth weekend and has overtaken the lifetimes of Aladdin and the last two Jurassic World movies.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Lifetimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifetimes. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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