lifespan
Example Sentences
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"You can apply that logic to the overhead systems, it's a much shorter lifespan inside the tunnel hence the requirement for looking at a more resilient, higher-performing design," Perkins added.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
While modern medicine has dramatically extended lifespan, aging still brings serious physical challenges, including weaker immunity, chronic inflammation, bone loss, fatigue, and declining strength.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Oliver Burkeman’s 2021 book, “Four Thousand Weeks”—named for the average human lifespan, which he called “absurdly, terrifyingly, insultingly short”—sought to alarm readers into giving priority to the pursuits most meaningful to them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Indeed, O’Neill’s past in the Silicon Valley tech scene converges with his chief scientific interest: extending human lifespan.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
This is what Father Russell at our church said once about the human lifespan.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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