long-lived

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If it works, it could provide potentially limitless electricity without greenhouse gases or long-lived radioactive waste.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The alternatives asset industry is focused on raising permanent capital due to long-lived fee income.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Another factor to consider is that my family tends to be long-lived — I still have a grandparent living independently at age 102.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Their findings are detailed in the paper 'Growth in production and environmental deposition of trifluoroacetic acid due to long-lived CFC replacements and anesthetics'.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

But I said to myself: “After all he comes of a long-lived family on his mother’s side. There is time yet. Wait!”

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien