life span
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"This formation is beautiful, but temporary, and has a limited life span," the park service said in 2021.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Subsequent research has connected it to improved insulin sensitivity, cardiovascular protection, longer life span, and the preservation of cognitive function.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Go back one more life span and it’s 1732, the year George Washington was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Cronus was roughly 11 years old when he died, which is around the average life span of a male tarantula, according to experts at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Rage blazed up in him often, but its atoms were too active for preservation and its life span was brief like the kick and the flame of an afterburner in his father’s F-8.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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