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lifetime

noun as in span of animate being's existence

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Someone retiring at age 65 in 2025 can expect to spend another $172,500 on healthcare in their lifetime, not including any expenses for long-term care, according to Fidelity Investments.

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Otherwise, you will face a larger tax bill if you want to use these funds during your lifetime.

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Carbon bombs were defined in a 2022 research article as oil, gas or coal facilities capable of generating more than a billion tons of CO2 each over their lifetime.

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"Radium is naturally radioactive, with a short lifetime and we can currently only produce radium monofluoride molecules in tiny quantities," says study lead author Shane Wilkins, a former postdoc at MIT.

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That last suspension originally was announced as a lifetime ban; Steinbrenner was later reinstated.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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