lifetime
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John Field, one of Li’s two protagonists, was in fact a classical pianist of some repute, having invented the nocturne form of composition that Chopin would make famous in Field’s lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
That compares with about £630 in lifetime earnings for Austen and £1,500 for Charlotte Brontë.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
He said about one in 100 people receive a diagnosis during their lifetime but research suggests the true figure could be closer to one in 50.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Andrew Carnegie is believed to have given away $350 million, or roughly 90% of his fortune, over his lifetime.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
After what feels like a lifetime of minutes dragging by, she gets up to go finish cleaning the rest of the rooms.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
He called himself "Sir Wicknell", a nod to the embellishment that epitomised his lifestyle - and a nickname some used for the 45-year-old who packed enough controversy into his short life to last several lifetimes.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In a 2016 Pew Research Center survey, 76% of Americans named 9/11 as one of the 10 most consequential events of their lifetimes.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
L.A. arts patrons Betty Freeman and Richard Colburn provided important support for Salzburg during their lifetimes that included commissioning new work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Developing superintelligence will be the most profound technological advance we will see in our lifetimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The discoveries of Shapley and Hubble were made within the lifetimes of many people still alive today.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
