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lifelong

[lahyf-lawng, -long] / ˈlaɪfˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /


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Those things weren’t important to know in order to be moved by Griffin’s tale of how a lifelong quest for perfection set her mind and body against one another with devastating results.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

Being adopted by a white family, only to be shunned by the Native community, perpetuated his lifelong feeling of being an outsider.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Carly DiLuccio, 25, a self-described lifelong Tide fan from New Jersey, said hers is a liquid-Tide household.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Teplizumab is a form of immunotherapy that can give people three extra years before they develop symptoms and need lifelong insulin treatment.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

After years and years of tribulation and controversy, and the brouhaha about the match, Fischer had arrived at the threshold of his lifelong goal.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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