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lifetime

[lahyf-tahym] / ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm /


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This lack of a roughly circular orbit around the Sun suggested either an impact early in its lifetime that put it on this path, or gravitational influence from planet nine.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

MarketWatch Picks: My adviser promised I’d get a lifetime income, but I found out there’s only $100K left in the account.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

He has framed his campaign around his lifetime of work in politics and his credibility working both in Congress in Washington DC and in California in state office.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Each send-up is funny for at least an entire minute, a lifetime when you’re watching Marlon’s Shorty mug for the camera.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It was never made public in his lifetime.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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