half-life

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Recent Examples of half-life Those close to Khong marvel at the long half-life of her short stories. Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 But still, David and I walk parallel paths in the long half-life of loss. Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026 Cesium 137 is highly soluble in water and has a half-life of 30 years, Alkis says. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026 Its short half-life, however, required it to be injected several times a day, which limited its appeal as a drug, and the company ran out of funding. Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for half-life
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Noun
  • Three of the four teams — Algeria, Argentina and The Netherlands — that will call Kansas City their home base for the duration of the tournament have arrived.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • Leasing markets for satellite capacity will resemble aircraft leasing structures, with long-duration contracts, residual value modeling and securitization of payment streams.
    Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • You’ll be rewarded with the raw, unbridled beauty that will stay with you for a lifetime.
    Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Under the new law, parents will be limited to $20,000 annually per student and a $65,000 lifetime borrowing cap.
    Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • There are also diner burgers and upscale date spots with prime ingredients.
    Alanna Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
  • For example, if a user is curious about when an upcoming concert is, the user may ask Siri for the date and time.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Wooden piles, Schwartz tells me, used to have a decent lifespan in the harbor because the water was so toxic that even the critters that eat wood couldn’t survive.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 10 June 2026
  • Startups aiming to tackle some of the Gulf’s largest pain points and opportunities — financial inclusion, food security, and longer lifespans, to name a few — are a crucial part of the UAE’s diversification drive and its efforts to import less technology and build more at home.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The baseball pitch simulator that his young ones tried Monday afternoon came at the right time for them.
    Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • But the three-time NFL defensive player of the year and future Hall of Famer remains a hot topic, and Rams players are aware of the buzz.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Since the disclosure and the Phans’ trial continuance, an independent review into the Middlesex DA’s handling of the case found that no attorneys were aware of the allegations against Quigley until immediately prior to telling the defense.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
  • Clenney’s trial had been scheduled for April 27, but was postponed after a joint continuance request.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • The Nintendo Switch 2 celebrated its first anniversary on June 5, and in that one-year span, it's proven itself a capable hybrid system with major third-party releases like Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy Rebirth, and Resident Evil Requiem.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
  • The songs in question span genres, decades and continents, and include new artists, unsung heroes and more.
    Kara Warner, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • During the four-month primary campaign, Raman offered withering critiques of Bass’ first term, saying the mayor failed to act with urgency on homelessness, apartment construction, street repairs and the exodus of entertainment jobs from the region.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • Gonzales, a 43-year-old two-term state senator from Denver, has framed her candidacy in large part as a progressive critique and challenge to the Democratic Party’s more moderate standard-bearers, like Hickenlooper.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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