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Recent Examples of half-life
In a Life Kit episode, sleep researcher Matthew Walker said that caffeine has a half-life of about six hours in most people.
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 19 May 2025
More than half of big US cities don't use chlorine, in part because free chlorine in water is highly reactive and has a short half-life and can interact with other substances to create harmful compounds thought to be carcinogenic.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 16 May 2025
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.
—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
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 19 May 2025
More than half of big US cities don't use chlorine, in part because free chlorine in water is highly reactive and has a short half-life and can interact with other substances to create harmful compounds thought to be carcinogenic.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 16 May 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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The way blind people see the world depends on the type, severity, and duration of their vision loss.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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For example, my company continuously calculates take-home pay, taxes, health care premiums, retirement contributions, and other withholdings for our customers and their employees, regardless of the duration between pay cycles.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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On a trip back to visit Ramona, Eboni was greeted with the surprise of a lifetime.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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In 2019, White received a National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement, an honor previously given to Morrison and Philip Roth among others.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Monitor the weather: Stay up to date with weather changes, such as humidity, as that can trigger migraines.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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Then there’s Evita, another Lloyd Webber classic getting the Jamie Lloyd treatment for a June 14 preview date at the London Palladium, with opening night on July 1.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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Additionally, Shimamura says that the Japanese film industry is too focused on the domestic box office at times, when there is huge growth potential for some of Japan’s IP to bring in profits from overseas.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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It has been ported to several consoles and has sold more than 23 million copies globally in the time since.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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His team also asked for a continuance, or a postponement, of the domestic violence restraining order hearing that had been scheduled for June 4.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Judge Steven Hippler, of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District in Ada County, has yet to rule on the defense’s request for a continuance.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2025
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But under terms of the settlement, third parties are still allowed to cut deals with the players.—
Eddie Pells,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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The Posse Comitatus Act in the most simplistic of terms eventually led to the rebellion that was the civil rights movement, and subsequent laws that have pushed for equality and equity.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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In December, Human Rights Watch accused Malian armed forces and the Wagner Group of deliberately killing at least 32 civilians over an 8-month span.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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What happened to take The Bear from Emmy battering ram to awards also-ran in the span of only a few months?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Reimagining indoor life, its new planter draws moisture from thin air and waters plants automatically.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
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One of the great misfortunes of human life is the fact that much of it is spent in a constant state of worry.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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