longevity
Example Sentences
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He told family members that Diet Coke was responsible for his longevity, lightening the mood.
"Being famous is an important factor influencing longevity and underscores the need for targeted interventions to mitigate its detrimental effects on longevity."
From BBC
Our entire economic and policy infrastructure was built for an earlier time when families were large, longevity was shorter and caregiving was distributed across siblings, neighbors and extended networks that no longer exist.
From MarketWatch
By postponing saving for retirement, people have less time to save and lack the benefit of compound growth, reducing their overall retirement savings and making them more likely to outlive their money as longevity increases.
From MarketWatch
It brings to mind another famous saying, just as applicable to DDT’s longevity as the one about the Marines, from William Faulkner: “The past is never dead — it’s not even past.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
