lifetime

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The total fertility rate is the average number of children each woman would have in her lifetime if birthrates for each age group were to continue at that year’s pace through her childbearing years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

You earned it, with a lifetime of planning and, probably, not a small amount of sacrifice.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"It's truly very sad to know people had to abandon homes built over a lifetime, unsure if they will ever return."

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

How many major finals have you had the pleasure of watching your team play in - and win - during your lifetime?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

When she’d made that candle burst in the Hema another lifetime ago, she’d thought she was alone.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray