longevity
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She says now that her priority is “the longevity of the career.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Family history is important when it comes to longevity, but it’s not a zero-sum game.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Graham’s death was a reminder that age alone does not determine health or longevity; he was younger than many current members of Congress and remained active in one of Washington’s most demanding jobs.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Knight's nine-year spell as captain was remarkable for its longevity – it took in six different prime ministers – and for everything that was achieved on and off the field.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The correlation is probably explained by the relative wealth of these societies, bringing about both increased milk consumption and more cancer due to greater longevity.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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A team of researchers recently analyzed the longevities and lifestyles of nearly 1,000 species of mammals, ranging from aardvarks to zebras.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 31, 2023
For each of these types of tissues, propose a reason based on internal and external factors and function that might account for the differences among their longevities.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Hufeland again remarks that the greatest longevities pertain to wise and well-regulated lives.
From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Cousin, Victor
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