lifetime

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Considering that two of five Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in a lifetime, may the odds forever be in your favor.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The chip also incorporates high-speed sensors capable of measuring photon lifetime with extremely high temporal precision.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

He also received a lifetime achievement award in 2004.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“When tribal healthcare was on the line, he was there. This experience comes from a lifetime of public service, not a checkbook.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

An image flashes in my mind of another wintry day, what seems like a lifetime ago, of me and Richard blowing on embers in a cold cabin, trying to coax up a fire.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone