lifetime
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"It was a terrible, terrible impact," he said, adding that he was "in the air for about four or five seconds," which felt like a lifetime.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
One attribute they look for is confidence in a business’s present value and the cash it will generate over its lifetime, which will provide a moat.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
More than a decade of planning and a lifetime of training for competitors align during the once-in-a-generation sporting event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Chase and Citi have introduced lifetime bonus limits, while American Express uses dedicated analysts to sniff out “rewards leakage” and abuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
“I may have lived but for one petty and meager lifetime, but for over three hundred years since, I have desired one thing, that what is rightfully mine to be returned to me at last.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Using this type of flat rate structure would significantly decrease the amount that beneficiaries receive over their lifetimes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
In 2015, Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, pledged to give away 99% of his Facebook shares over their lifetimes when they celebrated the birth of their first daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Scientists therefore expect stars with fewer heavy elements to produce weaker winds and lose less mass during their lifetimes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The boss of the biggest UK-headquartered tech firm has said that artifical intelligence will find a cure for cancer that humans cannot in our lifetimes.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The back wall, which should contain a hundred lifetimes of food, is empty.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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