life spans
- plural of life span.
Example Sentences
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Index retirement ages to current life spans rather than to historic markers set when people died younger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Americans are increasingly working into their 60s due to a combination of the high cost of living, longer life spans, a lack of retirement savings and, in some cases, because they want to.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Commonly used software can model how a retiree’s portfolio will hold up in differing market scenarios, given certain rates of spending, tax rates, and life spans.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The impact of these stressors are individual, collective and cumulative and results in shortened life spans and a range of chronic health conditions.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
A sister recalled that Farmer had put an incredible amount of work into his presentation, including charcoal drawings of reptiles and a lecture on various animals’ diets and life spans.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
