2024 June 25, Issy Ronald, “Kevin, world’s tallest male dog, dies shortly after securing record”, inCNN[1]:
Great Danes have relatively shortlife expectancies compared to smaller dogs, living for an average of 8-10 years, and males are typically about 2.5 feet (0.76 meters) tall, according to the American Kennel Club.
2024 December 19, Deidre McPhillips, “US life expectancy has rebounded closer to pre-pandemic levels”, inCNN[2]:
People born in 2023 are now estimated to live 78.4 years, according to the CDC. That’s still shy of the 78.8-yearlife expectancy from 2019, but it’s a significant improvement driven by lower death rates in each of the 10 leading causes of death.
(figuratively, by extension, of an idea or an object) The amount of time something is expected tolast.
