lifetime
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To Mona, this thankless part is the opportunity of a lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Their lifetime is so short that any significant delay would prevent them from reaching the surface before they decay.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia and was an international team-mate of Jota, called for lifetime bans to be issued to the chanting fans.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Mr. Wittman, an avuncular, white-haired 70-year-old of medium height—self-described as “nondescript,” which he noted is an asset for going undercover—has seen a lot of museums in his lifetime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
From the hedge fund trading point of view it was the opportunity of a lifetime.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
In a 2016 Pew Research Center survey, 76% of Americans named 9/11 as one of the 10 most consequential events of their lifetimes.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The boss of the biggest UK-headquartered tech firm has said that artifical intelligence will find a cure for cancer that humans cannot in our lifetimes.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
L.A. arts patrons Betty Freeman and Richard Colburn provided important support for Salzburg during their lifetimes that included commissioning new work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Developing superintelligence will be the most profound technological advance we will see in our lifetimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Maybe he’d even choose to be reborn and try for Elysium in three different lifetimes so he could reach the Isles of the Blest, which was like the Underworld’s ultimate party headquarters.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
