lifetime

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“Room” shows how arduous it can be to assimilate the rules and mores of the free world after a lifetime of captivity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Their sales remain robust, as other brands falter and scramble for answers, and Alessandro Sartori has led Zegna since 2016, which feels like an entire lifetime compared to the musical chairs at other brands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

On top of that would go any lifetime pensions, and then annuities.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

This lack of a roughly circular orbit around the Sun suggested either an impact early in its lifetime that put it on this path, or gravitational influence from planet nine.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

“If it helps, Auntie,” Steph says, “I don’t want to spend a lifetime away from home.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila