lifetime

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Funds that keeps back a quarter of your returns each year can easily end up costing you more than half of your entire investment returns over a 35-year investment lifetime.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Hunt had already started work on the play when, while filming Season 3 of “Ted Lasso” in London, he got an opportunity for the chance meeting of a lifetime.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

“Lord knows I’ve given enough chemotherapy in my lifetime to melanoma patients to know how dismal that outcome is,” Dr. Pavlick says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Morris's son Jason confirmed his death on 20 April, calling his father "a great man and an even better father and grandfather", who lived "a lifetime of exploration, curiosity and creativity".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

It was just like Ophie’s daddy had done, what now felt like a lifetime ago.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland