lifelong

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“In general, university retirement communities attract people who are highly educated and had good experiences in college,” said Lindsey Beagley, senior director of lifelong university engagement for Mirabella at ASU.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

McMurtry’s stark assessment grew in part from a vexation that, despite his lifelong project to demythologize the cowboy, the ultimate American icon, his most celebrated book had the inverse effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"We got each other at that point. That's where it was a lifelong friendship," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Now retired, Wang Meili wants to see the world -- including North Korea, the reclusive nation that lies across the river from her lifelong home in northeastern China.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

But they differ in another way, which makes the acquisition of writing a lifelong challenge even after the mechanics have been mastered.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker