lifetimes

plural of lifetime
as in durations
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress the lifetime of the camera's batteries was so short we couldn't get through a day trip without having to replace them

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Recent Examples of lifetimes Very few people—if any others at all—will ever reach a 13-figure net worth in their lifetimes. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 About one in three women is expected to face an anxiety or depressive disorder in their lifetimes. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Holsteins can also sustain remarkable production over their lifetimes. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026 Waymo said its autonomous driver has traveled the equivalent of 300 human lifetimes, or the distance of driving Route 66 more than 110,000 times. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 More than 40% of Boston residents live in neighborhoods at risk of flooding within our children’s lifetimes. — Michelle Wu, Time, 30 Sep. 2026 This is great news for keeping space clear of junk and extending satellites’ lifetimes—unless China turns that ability to get close to an uncooperative satellite into a military strategy. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 However, the initial framework does not establish that sodium-ion cells can replace lithium-ion batteries across every application or throughout their operating lifetimes. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026 For the study authors, its primary contribution lies in establishing that the damage occurs, so clinicians can monitor these patients more closely during their lifetimes, said Rouhani, and identify issues at an earlier stage. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • Two weeks after its record-breaking IPO in mid-June, the space exploration company raised $25 billion in bonds at different durations.
    — Seema Mody, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Each implant can be programmed to recognize pulses with specific voltages and durations, allowing the network to selectively activate individual devices.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some experts point to worsening public health since the 2008 financial crisis, citing factors such as growing obesity, long hospital waiting times, the cost-of-living crisis and other social causes.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Using accounting as an example, Ladish said the AI is given tens of thousands of accounting problems to solve through trial and error, repeating them millions of times across thousands of parallel training runs.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Lifetimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifetimes. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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