lifetime

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Part or all of the exemption can be used during your lifetime to avoid gift taxes.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

It sounds like the investment opportunity of a lifetime: a chance to get in on one of the hottest names on Wall Street, before the company’s stock even starts trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Federal parent loans will soon be capped at $20,000 a year, with a lifetime maximum of $65,000 per student.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Over the last four decades Sarah has watched her younger sister overcome hurdles most people will not experience in their lifetime.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

By contrast, enslavement was intended to last a lifetime.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz