lifelong

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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

Bipolar disorder is a lifelong mental health condition characterised by alternating periods of intense emotional highs and deep emotional lows.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

But for many lifelong Knicks fans the disruption was justified, as Thursday's parade marked an emotional culmination of years of following the team.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Social-insurance programs guarantee lifelong income for all Americans, particularly low-wage workers, provide protection for disabled workers and their surviving family, and spread potentially catastrophic healthcare risk across the population.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

The list of guests included WilliamShort, formerly Thomas Jefferson’s personal secretary in Paris and a lifelong Jefferson protege.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis