life cycle
Example Sentences
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That capability opens the door to tracking the full life cycle of microplastics, from ingestion and internal transport to transformation and final breakdown.
From Science Daily
That has hurt sales of original, patented brands much sooner in their product life cycles than the more traditional source of low-cost competition, generic drugs that enter the market after patents expire.
"Because they occupy nearshore and shelf waters of the Gulf Coast and western North Atlantic -- areas with intense human activity -- they are frequently exposed to overlapping stressors throughout much of their life cycle."
From Science Daily
Bat considered telling Mr. Grayson about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, but the teacher was busy unlacing his orange high-tops and getting ready to lead the group in yoga.
From Literature
Finding more cases like this could help clarify how common these powerful interactions are, and how strongly they shape the life cycles of galaxies like our own.
From Science Daily
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