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lifetime

[lahyf-tahym] / ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm /


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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

MarketWatch Picks: My adviser promised I’d get a lifetime income, but I found out there’s only $100K left in the account.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Each step down, she figures, could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in lifetime income, and she doesn’t trust she could return to her current level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The French company said it was taking the game, which attracted more than 12 million players during its lifetime, offline, citing "upcoming server infrastructure and licensing constraints".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Twice in my lifetime I have heard travelers speak of this rat. He bears a name that a fox would be afraid to whisper in the darkness of midnight. Cluny the Scourge!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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