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Recent Examples of half-life
For example, the isotope iodine-131 has a half-life of about eight days, while plutonium-239 has a half-life of 24,000 years.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
However, with only a 12-year half-life, detecting it in large quantities would be challenging.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024
With a half-life of 17 million years, 205Pb remains stable over the mineral’s age, preserving a record of past neutrino flux.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
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.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
However, with only a 12-year half-life, detecting it in large quantities would be challenging.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024
With a half-life of 17 million years, 205Pb remains stable over the mineral’s age, preserving a record of past neutrino flux.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
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.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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The takeaway is both profound and accessible: the body responds to frequency, not just duration.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Some new appliances have over a dozen cycles, and then there are a slew of other things to consider, including water temperature, spin speed, cycle duration, and agitation.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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Born in the Dutch city of Leiden in 1606, Rembrandt developed a reputation as one of the Netherlands’ most famous artists during his lifetime.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Bloodworth said both child welfare and juvenile courts tend to keep records confidential for a number of reasons, including that what happens in a person’s youth will follow them for a lifetime.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
17 Apr. 2025
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May was in the midst of one of his best seasons to date at the time, going 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA that season, pre-injury.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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May 5 is the current date forecasted by the VA to have employees back in person as part of a department wide mandate under the Trump administration and VA Secretary Collins.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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At this time last year, 44 homicides had been reported in the city, according to Star data.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Comans again grew agitated when Van Der Hout asked for continuance a second time and claimed lawyers representing DHS had not provided evidence to back up the allegations against his client.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Following the San Diego Planning Commission’s approval in December, the project had been scheduled to be heard by city council last month but President Joe LaCava called for the continuance to allow for a more thoughtful and complete evaluation.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So what you're left with in terms of handicapping the race for pope is the endless guess-work by the Vatican experts at Rome's top media outlets.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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McElroy had been critical of Trump’s immigration policies during his first term as president.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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In their final 12 games of last season, the Jets registered 25 sacks, which was 25th in the league during that span.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Over the span of a mammoth, 52-song setlist, the musicians and TDE labelmates traded the stage back and forth and debuted tracks from their newest releases—2024’s GNX and SOS Deluxe: Lana.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2025
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Find the little trans child that is ruining your life.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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By Jenna Ryu To say the last few years of Olivia Munn’s life have been a rollercoaster doesn’t fully capture what she’s been through.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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