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Recent Examples of half-life
However, the medical examiner wrote the ketamine in his system at death could not have been from that infusion therapy, as ketamine's half-life is three to four hours or less.
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Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024
However, per the autopsy, because of the drug's short half-life, the ketamine found in his system could not have come from his last therapy session, which occurred more than a week before his death.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
About 40 percent of the radioactivity comes from the element cesium-137, which has a half-life of 30 years, meaning its radioactivity is reduced by half every 30 years.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Metronidazole has a half-life of about eight hours.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
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Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024
However, per the autopsy, because of the drug's short half-life, the ketamine found in his system could not have come from his last therapy session, which occurred more than a week before his death.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
About 40 percent of the radioactivity comes from the element cesium-137, which has a half-life of 30 years, meaning its radioactivity is reduced by half every 30 years.
—Philip Diehl, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Metronidazole has a half-life of about eight hours.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-life
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Some questions have been raised about Gill’s catch because of the duration of the long-range trip and the tackle used.Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
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Anyone who has been through a relationship of any duration will recognize the degree to which the trio dig into the essentials of the male/female dynamic.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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One weekend trip does not a lifetime license buyer make.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Clearly, a cameo in Bee Movie was enough to fill Sting’s lifetime allotment of a globular and otherworldly realm.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Although the exact dates of its arrival and discovery are unclear, the penny-sized bit of rock somehow found its way into a Purdue University biology department desk drawer, where faculty uncovered it in 1929.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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With Landman having debuted last night (and both Yellowstone and Lioness currently on the air), here’s a look at Sheridan’s entire TV career to date, from his weakest series to his strongest.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Choosing a Weight For your first time, Blinch recommends going easy.Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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However many users took to social networks such as X or Reddit to complain about issues around freezes, loss of sound, and slow reload times.Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing slavery–except in one instance–further gave Louisiana and other states a legal opening for the continuance of slave labor.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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The big picture: The block party's continuance comes as Salt Lake City's indie music scene grows.Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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In simple terms, your kids are consuming too much junk food.Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The result mimics traditional leather in terms of look, texture and smell, and can be tanned using traditional processes.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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Denver allowed a pressure rate of 28.3% and five sacks — the second-lowest in the league during that span.Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Over the span of several weeks, students would take shifts sawing, hauling and trucking nearly 5,000 logs from a nearby plot of land.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
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Private equity now dominates sectors essential to daily life, from housing to health care.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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China has effectively become a lifeline for North Korea, supplying essential goods such as food, clothing, fertilizer, machinery, and construction materials—nearly everything that sustains the daily lives of North Koreans and the country’s industries.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Half-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-life. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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