life expectancy
Americannoun
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life expectancies
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of life expectancy
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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But charities have warned that it will disproportionately affect areas of the UK where life expectancy is lower, and those on lower incomes.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
But if life expectancy has truly reached a plateau, therapies aimed at the biology of aging itself could become one of the paths scientists explore in an effort to push that limit higher.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The child was born with Amish lethal microcephaly, a rare genetic disorder associated with a severely shortened life expectancy, and had been receiving palliative care since shortly after birth.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The older you are when you buy an annuity, the higher the return because your remaining life expectancy is lower.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
One is long life expectancy, which in principle should give prospective inventors the years necessary to accumulate technical knowledge, as well as the patience and security to embark on long development programs yielding delayed rewards.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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