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Recent Examples of half-life
Carbon-14 has a half-life of about 5,730 years, meaning the battery can theoretically last thousands of years, with diminishing output over time.
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Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
But technetium-99m has a very short half-life, just six hours or so.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor suggests that the physiological half-life of any emotion is about 90 seconds.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
This was despite the decay half-life of cesium-137—one of the main contaminating isotopes—being about 30 years.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
But technetium-99m has a very short half-life, just six hours or so.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor suggests that the physiological half-life of any emotion is about 90 seconds.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
This was despite the decay half-life of cesium-137—one of the main contaminating isotopes—being about 30 years.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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Research suggests that creatine is ideal for high-intensity activities with a short duration, like weightlifting or sprinting.Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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What's Next The duration of the winter storm watches varies from state to state, so please check with the NWS.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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As Sabalenka found out in 2022, razing a service motion built up through a lifetime of repetitions is one of the most vulnerable things a tennis player can do.Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 12 Jan. 2025
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In addition to two season tickets until 2055, the lucky winner gets a softball game for 30 at PNC Park and a spring training experience of a lifetime that includes batting practice with the team.TJ Macias, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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No, the Uggs the Fenty Beauty mogul wore for a date night with A$AP Rocky at the exclusive Alba Accanto cocktail bar in New York are 100% on-trend and 100% Rihanna.Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2025
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Another year would pass before the developer could submit building-permit applications, putting the earliest possible date for redevelopment of the park sometime in the end of 2028.Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Penguins were penalized seven times in the opening period.Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 12 Jan. 2025
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Fossil evidence unearthed in South America reveals the incredible story of these ancient primates, who clung to life on rafts of vegetation and survived a voyage that seemed impossible—not once, but at least three times.Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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At a hearing, the HOA asked for a continuance and another hearing is expected to be held in February, Baldwin said.Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
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September 2024 brought the continuance of one of the nation’s biggest problems, school shootings.Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Barkley could be the deciding factor in terms of getting the team to another Super Bowl appearance.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Cuba’s diplomats have vigorously pursued nixing the island nation from the list during Biden’s term in the Oval Office.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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Denver hasn’t produced a 100-yard rusher during a game in that span, partly because the team so rarely has produced the home-run plays that launch a player toward that milestone.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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In that span UConn’s sales have jumped from $2.41 million to $3.25 million.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Incorporate some or all of these habits into your life to help maintain a healthy brain.Kristen Cusato, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sera and Dustin Young welcomed a child a year ago — now their lives are transformed after Dustin received a terminal diagnosis Comments Sera and Dustin Young were high school sweethearts, and not long ago, welcomed their first child together, son Tex.Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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