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half-lifes

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variants or half-lives

plural of half-life

as in lifetimes

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This is great news for keeping space clear of junk and extending satellites’ lifetimes—unless China turns that ability to get close to an uncooperative satellite into a military strategy.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
However, the initial framework does not establish that sodium-ion cells can replace lithium-ion batteries across every application or throughout their operating lifetimes.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifetimes

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Two weeks after its record-breaking IPO in mid-June, the space exploration company raised $25 billion in bonds at different durations.

— Seema Mody, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Each implant can be programmed to recognize pulses with specific voltages and durations, allowing the network to selectively activate individual devices.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of durations

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Because diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel are co produced during the refining process, capping diesel exports could trigger storage bottlenecks and force refiners to curtail overall processing runs.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Since the island doesn't allow true rental cars (beyond the teensy, all-electric Twizys), hotel guests can hop on the hotel’s free jitney, which makes several runs there a day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of runs

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Four European dates have been set for next June in Germany, Denmark and Norway.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
They may have been kept open throughout the year for rituals commemorating important dates and festivals, as well as the worshipping of the dead.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of dates

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Some experts point to worsening public health since the 2008 financial crisis, citing factors such as growing obesity, long hospital waiting times, the cost-of-living crisis and other social causes.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
Using accounting as an example, Ladish said the AI is given tens of thousands of accounting problems to solve through trial and error, repeating them millions of times across thousands of parallel training runs.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of times

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For Polaris, the bigger slot arrives alongside a new song made on its own terms — a first step rather than a final word.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
But little progress has been made towards implementing a deal to end the conflict, which includes terms for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its troops.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of terms

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And 47% of Gen Zers say traditional retirement planning does not sufficiently account for longer life spans, according to TIAA.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Laboratory studies have shown that rapamycin could extend the life spans of yeast and mice—but, in a recent randomized human trial, older adults on the medication didn’t seem to experience any physical gains.

— Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

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