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Recent Examples of half-life
However, 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, the report said.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Iodine radioisotopes have half-lives that span from a tenth of a second to 16 million years.
—Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
One of the most popular, and notorious, alprazolam—more commonly known as Xanax—has a half-life of only twelve hours.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
With carbon-14’s half-life of 5,700 years, the battery could theoretically last for millennia.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Iodine radioisotopes have half-lives that span from a tenth of a second to 16 million years.
—Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
One of the most popular, and notorious, alprazolam—more commonly known as Xanax—has a half-life of only twelve hours.
—P.e. Moskowitz
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
With carbon-14’s half-life of 5,700 years, the battery could theoretically last for millennia.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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Not one of the SBX users hit critical oxygen levels, and all remained safely buried for the full 35-minute duration of the experiment.—
Scott Yorko,
Outside,
10 Jan. 2026
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Artemyev has spent a total of 560 days in space across three long-duration missions to the ISS, which launched in March 2014, March 2018 and March 2022.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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This is a free, lifetime pass that will grant the holder free entry to all national parks.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Aside from his nine-figure Amazon deal and popular YouTube channel with 107 billion lifetime views, Donaldson hit the ultra-rich club—at least on paper—from a slew of successful businesses.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons currently estimates his release date to be in December 2030.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has pushed back the start date of the new Clean Heat Standard (CHS) – a regulatory scheme that increases costs for natural gas, propane and oil providers to support state climate goals – back two years to 2028.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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The team found four distinct turning points in brain development across people's lifespan.—
Rebecca Ramirez,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2026
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Elon Musk is full of bold predictions, but none may be as controversial as his conclusion that a longer human lifespan is something that can be engineered.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at the time estimated that the Biden administration’s action would save families more than $10 billion a year by cutting fees from an average of $32.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this year, the country singer shared a recipe for her mom’s famous cherry cookies just in time for Valentine’s Day.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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During two previous court appearances, a judge granted Valle continuances to hire an attorney or file an application for a public defender.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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His latest film looks like both a step up and a continuance of his brand of zippy horror with a comedic bite.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Jan. 2026
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In the second round, the 33-year-old from North Carolina had three eagles in a six-hole span in a 62.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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But one four-minute span flipped the game in USC’s favor.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2026
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De Caché is a Spanish language term meaning high end or classy, general manager Oscar Escobar said.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Trump hasn’t used the act – which has only been invoked a handful of times in recent decades to suppress rioting – in either of his terms, but Walz expressed concern Wednesday that Minneapolis could be the tipping point if people protesting the shooting become violent.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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