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Recent Examples of half-life
The lizard hormone half-life was nearly 100 times longer (~2.5 hours) which led to more research focusing on increasing half-life, resisting degradation and enhancing binding to the GLP-1 receptor.
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Lipi Roy, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
For instance, experiments have shown the proton to be so stable that its half-life must be at least a hundred trillion trillion times the age of the universe.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
So tee up your initiatives not as short-run campaigns with an implied half-life, but as the focal point of a permanent pivot toward a culture of continuous learning.
—John Kannapell, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Caffeine has a half-life of roughly five to six hours but can stay in your body longer.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Lipi Roy, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
For instance, experiments have shown the proton to be so stable that its half-life must be at least a hundred trillion trillion times the age of the universe.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
So tee up your initiatives not as short-run campaigns with an implied half-life, but as the focal point of a permanent pivot toward a culture of continuous learning.
—John Kannapell, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Caffeine has a half-life of roughly five to six hours but can stay in your body longer.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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Its mating call consists of 16 to 35 notes, sung over a duration of 8.2–16.9 milliseconds.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Rainfall will likely tend to occur in heavier events and droughts may be more frequent and of longer duration.—
Bob Maliva,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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The 82-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, the second most common cancer among men, with 1 in 8 being diagnosed in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Join 5 others in the comments View Comments Scientists believe quasars and galaxy mergers used to be far more common earlier in the universe’s lifetime, said Dong-Woo Kim, an astrophysicist with the Harvard and Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics who was not involved in the research.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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Watch 'The Last of Us' Season 2 with Sling + Max 'The Last of Us' returns with Season 2: Release date, cast, episodes and more Why a 'very injured' Pedro Pascal passes 'Last of Us' action duties to Bella Ramsey 'The Last of Us' Season 2 begins with major changes to the video game: What's different?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Tuition is $525 for applications submitted by June 30 and $575 for submissions past that date.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Reubens found much of his early inspiration in drag During his time at the California Institute of the Arts, Reubens began exploring alternative forms of creativity.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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This stunning piece of metalwork, likely worn by someone of high status, reflects the religious identity of the time.—
Real-Time news team,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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The fee for being granted a continuance by an immigration judge is at least $100.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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During the last hearing, Khalil's lawyers were granted continuance to give additional time to review the allegations raised against him in the Notice to Appear filed by DHS.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Randy Ross Orlando The rich must pay their fair share The Congressional Republicans, to continue the tax breaks passed in Trump’s first term, want to effect at least $880 billion in cuts, largely to Medicaid, to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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The semi-finals against Paris Saint-Germain were not to be in terms of results but there were spells in both games to be proud of.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Over a five-year span, there were 739,721 injuries.—
LyssaNoel Frater,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The organization now atop the money mountain once lost 26 games in a two-year span from 2008-09.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
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An effort to extend the life of the B61 nuclear bomb also faced significant delays and saw costs more than double – to the tune of an additional $4 billion.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Seeing any woman, particularly a Black woman, establish herself as independently wealthy without the help of a spouse or parent is admirable and reflects an urge in younger generations to live a life that wasn’t as accessible to those who came before us.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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