half-lifes

noun

variants or half-lives
plural of half-life
as in lifetimes

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  1. lifetimes
  2. durations
  3. runs
  4. dates
  5. times
  6. terms
  7. life spans
Noun
  • First operational in 1973, the Leningrad NPP had four RBMK-1000 reactors at its peak, which are being phased out after completing their operational lifetimes.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • In addition to Musk, tech leaders like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, have all spoken optimistically about humanity entering a phase of interplanetary travel within their lifetimes.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of lifetimes
Noun
  • The latest screen time policies limit the number of minutes students spend each day on their devices, with durations ranging from 60 minutes for the youngest learners to no more than half of all instructional time for high schoolers.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
  • Regarding duration, with interest rates nearing their peak, extending into intermediate maturities (3-7 years) offers a good balance of income and rate sensitivity, though caution is advised for very long durations due to fiscal pressures.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of durations
Noun
  • The streamer has seen a number of shows including Beef, The Four Seasons and A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder returning for their second seasons with lower ratings than their debut runs.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 16 July 2026
  • The All-Star break in 2027 runs July 12-15, with the MLB All-Star Game set for July 13 at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of runs
Noun
  • The recall notice includes brand abbreviations and some product descriptions, including use-by dates, but does not mention specific retailers, restaurants or product names.
    — Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Currently, the Eagles have several dates scheduled at the venue.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
Definition of dates
Noun
  • Because of climate, weather, acorn abundance (yes, really) and decisions about land use dating to colonial times, the bugs are indeed getting worse.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Compared with a commercial GPU running the same image-denoising task, the optical system delivered more than a hundred times faster inference while using only about one-ninth of the computational resources.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of times
Noun
  • Everton would be interested in a deal for Grealish on the right terms.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • In its deals with creators, Podrophenia will provide upfront compensation as well as profit-sharing terms.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 July 2026
Definition of terms
Noun
  • Laboratory studies have shown that rapamycin could extend the life spans of yeast and mice—but, in a recent randomized human trial, older adults on the medication didn’t seem to experience any physical gains.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Within that category, repair emerged as a particularly strong theme, reflecting a growing desire for extending product life spans over continually purchasing new items.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Definition of life spans
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