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life cycle

NOUN
processes of lifeform
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The team is focused on what is known as “embodied carbon”—the emissions produced during the entire life cycle of construction, including manufacturing, transporting, installing and disposing of materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Their life cycle is complex as they spawn in the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean before travelling to Europe.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The new findings, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, are based on observations of nearly half a million stars that have recently entered this "post-main sequence" phase of their life cycle.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Senescence is part of the natural life cycle of a female octopus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Often small school groups came to visit and were given a little lesson on the life cycle of fish.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry