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Recent Examples of half-life
So, Lynch asks, what if dark matter has a half-life of roughly a billion years?
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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
Here’s what to know about caffeine’s half-life, plus the amount of caffeine found in your favorite coffee orders.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 June 2025
In most companies, great ideas have a vanishing half-life: A project team wraps a phase and notices a pattern, or a sales call reveals language that perfectly captures a client’s problem, but then… the idea fades.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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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
Here’s what to know about caffeine’s half-life, plus the amount of caffeine found in your favorite coffee orders.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 June 2025
In most companies, great ideas have a vanishing half-life: A project team wraps a phase and notices a pattern, or a sales call reveals language that perfectly captures a client’s problem, but then… the idea fades.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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Expectations were low for the summit in the Chinese capital marking 50 years of diplomatic ties after weeks of escalating tension and wrangling over its format, with the duration abruptly halved to a single day at Beijing’s request.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 July 2025
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To prevent the transfer of sensitive intellectual property, the exiting team members are required to serve a period of gardening leave, the duration of which is decided in their contract with the current team.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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One study found that people who spend a lifetime average of six hours per day watching TV can expect to live 4.8 years less than people who watch no TV.—
Mark Stibich,
Verywell Health,
23 July 2025
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It is cut and sewn in America, and has a lifetime warranty.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Poor sizing can result in uneven temperatures, higher utility bills, potentially shorter equipment lifespan, and degraded indoor air quality.—
Brynn Cooksey,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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In a matter of seconds, the average GRB can release as much energy as the sun has generated during its entire 10-billion-year lifespan.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 July 2025
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This is a great time to date, express yourself artistically, or spend time with kids or inner child work.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
24 July 2025
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The distributor has set a Sept. 19 theatrical release date for the feature.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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During this brief time, passengers get above the Kármán line — the 62-mile-high (100 kilometers) demarcation widely regarded as the point where space begins — and experience a few minutes of weightlessness.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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During that time, the families of Cameron Lamb, Alphonso Carroll, Thomas Mark Colatrella, Donnie Sanders, Robert White, and Cathryn McClelland completed litigation and received one or multiple payments from the department, according to police records.—
Kennedy Sessions,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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Due to this last-minute withdrawal, the court granted continuance to allow James to hire new legal counsel and allow the new attorneys time to review the case.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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Seemingly shaken from witnessing the three arrests, the woman broke down crying in the waiting room after her hearing, at which the judge granted a continuance of her case.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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His 169 wRC+ in that span is eighth-best in the Majors, and his 19 home runs are the most he’s hit in a season since 2019.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Now, last night was the second time in that span that Peralta stranded runners, then came back out in the next inning and allowed a run.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
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His approval average during his first term was 41%.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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Aides privately described it as the best stretch of his presidency—possibly across both terms.—
Carlo Versano
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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