expectancy

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Those schemes became expensive for employers to sustain as life expectancy improved, and they all but died out in the private sector in the 2000s.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Declines in overdose fatalities have also contributed to a record high for life expectancy in the U.S., the federal government reported earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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

Clinical trials suggest it can triple life expectancy for people with the cancer from around six more months to 18 months.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

His expression of love had already given him to her in part When she thought that he was there at hand, waiting for her, she grew numb with the intoxication of expectancy.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin