life span

Example Sentences

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IBM has pivoted several times in its life span.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

Technological advances may turn back aging, extending the average life span by at least a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

The Mediterranean island, they thought, offered ideal conditions for studying the genes and habits that can influence life span: Its population is relatively isolated, with low rates of immigration and little genetic diversity.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

The females behave more like males, but this also reduces their life span and reproductive output.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024

Afterward he told my parents my brain seemed okay and I should have a normal life span.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge