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lifetime

[lahyf-tahym] / ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm /


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This lack of a roughly circular orbit around the Sun suggested either an impact early in its lifetime that put it on this path, or gravitational influence from planet nine.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

MarketWatch Picks: My adviser promised I’d get a lifetime income, but I found out there’s only $100K left in the account.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Each send-up is funny for at least an entire minute, a lifetime when you’re watching Marlon’s Shorty mug for the camera.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

At the ceremony itself, Lionel Ritchie accepted the Mobo's first-ever lifetime achievement accolade on stage with Tina Turner.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Old Methuselah could only remember three other such summers in his long lifetime.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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