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expectancy

[ik-spek-tuhn-see] / ɪkˈspɛk tən si /


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The U.S. has a wide range in earnings, and workers’ earnings are strongly correlated with life expectancy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Dr. Hirota has published 56 papers, and his work connects molecular biology with nutrition in pursuit of better health care solutions and longer healthy life expectancy.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

But rising life expectancy expands their time horizon, and many households with $1 million or more in investable assets intend to bequeath a substantial portion of their assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Here’s the good news: After declining for years due to “deaths of despair” and COVID-19, life expectancy in the U.S. has risen to 79 years, its highest level ever.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

At such times the more exuberant among them called out in an excited manner on our emergence round some corner of expectancy, “Here they come!”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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