lifelong

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McMurtry’s stark assessment grew in part from a vexation that, despite his lifelong project to demythologize the cowboy, the ultimate American icon, his most celebrated book had the inverse effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Her hopes are rather simple and conventional: one true lifelong love and a family.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The Artemis 2 mission will be his first journey away from Earth -- and with that, the father of three will fulfill a lifelong dream.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Tom McDonnell, a lifelong resident, said they could keep chickens again and build on their self-sufficiency.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The two women remained lifelong friends, and their correspondence continued until Eleanor’s death in 1962.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman