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expectancy

[ik-spek-tuhn-see] / ɪkˈspɛk tən si /


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I make all the decisions regarding this policy because my husband is disabled, although his disability does not affect his life expectancy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

As Jill explains in an early chapter, doctors don’t typically recommend prostate-specific antigen screenings for men over 70, given that cancer spreads slowly at that age and isn’t thought to affect life expectancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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

In 1965, U.S. life expectancy was 70 years.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Average life expectancy was apparently just thirty to forty years, but this was due largely to the high incidence of child mortality.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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