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Recent Examples of half-life
In a Life Kit episode, sleep researcher Matthew Walker said that caffeine has a half-life of about six hours in most people.
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 19 May 2025
More than half of big US cities don't use chlorine, in part because free chlorine in water is highly reactive and has a short half-life and can interact with other substances to create harmful compounds thought to be carcinogenic.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 16 May 2025
The lizard hormone half-life was nearly 100 times longer (~2.5 hours) which led to more research focusing on increasing half-life, resisting degradation and enhancing binding to the GLP-1 receptor.
—Lipi Roy, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
For instance, experiments have shown the proton to be so stable that its half-life must be at least a hundred trillion trillion times the age of the universe.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 19 May 2025
More than half of big US cities don't use chlorine, in part because free chlorine in water is highly reactive and has a short half-life and can interact with other substances to create harmful compounds thought to be carcinogenic.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 16 May 2025
The lizard hormone half-life was nearly 100 times longer (~2.5 hours) which led to more research focusing on increasing half-life, resisting degradation and enhancing binding to the GLP-1 receptor.
—Lipi Roy, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
For instance, experiments have shown the proton to be so stable that its half-life must be at least a hundred trillion trillion times the age of the universe.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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The way blind people see the world depends on the type, severity, and duration of their vision loss.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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For example, my company continuously calculates take-home pay, taxes, health care premiums, retirement contributions, and other withholdings for our customers and their employees, regardless of the duration between pay cycles.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Author and cookbook historian Toni Tipton-Martin took home the lifetime achievement award for her work documenting Black food traditions.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 June 2025
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Recipients of the prizes, which honor lifetime achievement, contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences and service to the academy are selected by the film academy’s board of governors.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The remaining eight teams will be determined via wild card and announced on a date to follow.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Levi's Mid Length Shorts No summer closet is complete without a reliable pair of shorts, and this pair from Levi’s can be styled with your favorite T-shirt, blouse, or tank top for casual outings or fun date nights.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
17 June 2025
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The number Ferrari chose for the debut is 51, which was the number of the winning Ferrari in 2023, when the marque won Le Mans for the first time in almost 60 years.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
16 June 2025
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The project will be made with the full participation of Iglesias in the creative process for the first time.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 June 2025
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His team also asked for a continuance, or a postponement, of the domestic violence restraining order hearing that had been scheduled for June 4.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Judge Steven Hippler, of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District in Ada County, has yet to rule on the defense’s request for a continuance.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2025
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But under terms of the settlement, third parties are still allowed to cut deals with the players.—
Eddie Pells,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Short left the post before her term expired to run for Mansfield mayor against incumbent Michael Evans but lost. Simmons, a financial adviser, ran to help guide Mansfield’s path as the city grows.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2025
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In December, Human Rights Watch accused Malian armed forces and the Wagner Group of deliberately killing at least 32 civilians over an 8-month span.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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What happened to take The Bear from Emmy battering ram to awards also-ran in the span of only a few months?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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The feature-length documentary, releasing June 10, is the first in a weekly series that digs into big event meltdowns that made headlines, created corporate scandals, and often cost lives.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Arrests and convictions affect a substantial share of Americans and can cast a long shadow of financial insecurity over people’s lives.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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