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Recent Examples of half-life
Its half-life can range from about one hour to up to five days.
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2025
Which one to choose depends on several factors, including the isotope’s half-life and its decay energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
At the time, Walmart issued a recall for three lots of frozen raw shrimp, determined to have low levels of the radioactive isotope, which has a half-life of about 30 years.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The autopsy report additionally noted that Perry had been receiving legal (though controversial) ketamine infusion treatment around the time of his death, but because ketamine has a short half-life, the traces of the substance in his system couldn't have been from one of those treatment sessions.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2025
Which one to choose depends on several factors, including the isotope’s half-life and its decay energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
At the time, Walmart issued a recall for three lots of frozen raw shrimp, determined to have low levels of the radioactive isotope, which has a half-life of about 30 years.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The autopsy report additionally noted that Perry had been receiving legal (though controversial) ketamine infusion treatment around the time of his death, but because ketamine has a short half-life, the traces of the substance in his system couldn't have been from one of those treatment sessions.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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Everyone in Jamaica should be preparing for a major hurricane strike with a long duration of hurricane conditions lasting 2-3+ days Saturday/Sunday into Monday/Tuesday next week.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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For Engelhardt, the problem screen time named was not merely one of duration but one of pace.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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From the aforementioned 50-style Supercolor collection to the enduring NMD Human Race franchise, the partnership has within the last decade covered more ground than some footwear companies do in their lifetime.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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But by some estimates, half of all women experience hair loss in their lifetime.—
Rebecca Ramirez,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX has launched more than 10,000 Starlink spacecraft to date, and nearly 8,750 of them remain active in LEO.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The research team also claims that the method holds the potential to significantly reduce battery charging times while improving specific energy and operational lifespan.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Early in its lifespan, the Abzorb 2010 has featured in collaborations with Kith and Wtaps.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro also said that Carranza was innocent and that his boat was displaying a distress signal at the time of the attack, according to CBS News.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The display area matches the size of a human pupil and achieves a resolution beyond 25,000 pixels per inch (ppi), which is about 150 times denser than most smartphone screens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Around this time last year, the 24-time Emmy-winning multi-hyphenate announced his continuance on the show, extending his deal through the end of 2025.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
26 Oct. 2025
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The commission declined to grant a continuance.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Saturday’s Premier League meeting with Brighton & Hove Albion will be Manchester United’s only home game in a span of 50 days.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the span of 46 minutes, there were 30 wagers from a professional sports bettor that totaled $13,759 on the under for Rozier’s points, rebounds and assists, which caused several sportsbooks to close down prop betting on his statistics.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Having initially faced 20 years in jail, the additional indictments raised his possible jail term to 45 years, with a mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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In terms of competition, though, Huawei is the alpha dog in Chinese AI chips, shipping between 300,000 and 400,000 of its Ascend AI chips last year, compared to just north of 10,000 units from Cambricon.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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