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Recent Examples of half-life
Caffeine has a half-life of two to 12 hours, which is affected by factors such as age, genetics, liver health, and pregnancy.
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Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 2 July 2025
But even materials with long half-lives can be hazardous over longer periods of time.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 June 2025
So, Lynch asks, what if dark matter has a half-life of roughly a billion years?
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
Singapore's SkillsFuture provides citizens with credits for continuous education and retraining, acknowledging the shrinking half-life of technical skills.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 2 July 2025
But even materials with long half-lives can be hazardous over longer periods of time.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 June 2025
So, Lynch asks, what if dark matter has a half-life of roughly a billion years?
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
Singapore's SkillsFuture provides citizens with credits for continuous education and retraining, acknowledging the shrinking half-life of technical skills.
—Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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The Department's post indicated a review was underway but did not provide a timeline, leaving the duration and operational consequences of the pause uncertain. Update 8/16/25, 2:08 p.m.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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With ordinary use and several workouts over the duration, the Whoop MG lasted roughly 15.5 days on a single charge.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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What are the Kennedy Center Honors? Since 1978, the Kennedy Center Honors have been presented annually to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
16 Aug. 2025
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One out of two men will get diagnosed in their lifetime, one out of three women.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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It’s being studied for its potential to slow certain aspects of aging, with researchers probing whether its effects on pathways like mTOR could help extend not just lifespan but healthspan.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Leaving chargers plugged in increases fire risks and shortens charger lifespan due to overheating and voltage exposure.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Bad Guys 2 has earned $51.6 million domestically and $44.1 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $95.7 million to date against an $80 million budget before prints and advertising costs, per The Numbers.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Stay up to date with our latest travel, arts and events coverage by subscribing to our newsletters at orlandosentinel.com/newsletters.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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The film, Variety reported, will be playing in about 300 theaters nationwide and a wider expansion — at least for the time being — seems to be out of the cards.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Vogue: When was the last time each of you saw Black Swan?—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
15 Aug. 2025
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But after months of continuances, on Monday, Rodríguez logged into a virtual hearing from Venezuela.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
29 July 2025
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The case saw several continuances as the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit requested more time to prepare, and show that Cherry had suffered severe abuse as a child.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
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Darvish ran into some trouble for three batters between the second and third innings and then had two pitches get away from him in a span of three batters in the fourth.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Donald Taylor, 32, was allegedly involved in five different crimes in Hollywood and Miramar within the span of a few days last week and had a warrant for his arrest as of Sunday afternoon, Deanna Bettineschi, a spokesperson for Hollywood Police, said in a news release Monday.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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During his first term, Trump issued a memo ordering that immigrants without lawful status be excluded from the population count used to apportion House seats and repeatedly sought to add a citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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The proposals would build on VA community care programs that started under Democratic President Barack Obama and were expanded in Trump's first term.—
Tony Leys,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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