life span
Example Sentences
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The technology is advancing so fast, moreover, that there may be a payoff both in life span and “health span,” your time actually living without serious disease.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Technological advances may turn back aging, extending the average life span by at least a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
When Pes and his colleagues first visited Sardinia in the 1990s, they had speculated that the secret to the population’s longevity could be in their DNA—rare gene variants associated with an extended life span.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024
The females behave more like males, but this also reduces their life span and reproductive output.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024
The batteries that pressurized the suit had a life span of six hours.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
