: of, relating to, or being life insurance with a fixed premium for the life of the policyholder and a cash value that can be redeemed on sale of the policy or can be the basis of low-interest loans
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The former nurse is serving 15 whole-life sentences.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
The fundamental unit of LCA is the whole-life cost, which refers to the environmental cost accumulated during a product's entire life cycle.
—Paul McFedries, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2010
As demand for digital infrastructure grows, adopting a whole-life carbon approach offers a clear, future-ready and profitable pathway to the future.
—Kathleen Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Kyle Clifford, a 26-year-old former British soldier who pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-girlfriend, her sister and their mother in Bushey, England, was sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning that he would never be released from prison.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Kyle Clifford, 26, was sentenced Tuesday, March 11 to a whole-life order after he was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend Louise Hunt, 25, her 28-year-old sister Hannah Hunt and her 61-year-old mother, Carol Hunt, the Associated Press reports.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
To offset the decreasing talent pipeline, leaders must pivot policies, procedures and workplace culture to facilitate the new whole-life career model to benefit from the longevity advantage.
—Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
There’s essential, fundamental, full, whole-life truths and there’s truly nothing better than being yourself.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
On Monday, Letby, 33, was handed a whole-life sentence by Judge Justice Goss, according to a statement from the Crown Prosecution Service.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
The fundamental unit of LCA is the whole-life cost, which refers to the environmental cost accumulated during a product's entire life cycle.
—Paul McFedries, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2010
As demand for digital infrastructure grows, adopting a whole-life carbon approach offers a clear, future-ready and profitable pathway to the future.
—Kathleen Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Kyle Clifford, a 26-year-old former British soldier who pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-girlfriend, her sister and their mother in Bushey, England, was sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning that he would never be released from prison.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Kyle Clifford, 26, was sentenced Tuesday, March 11 to a whole-life order after he was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend Louise Hunt, 25, her 28-year-old sister Hannah Hunt and her 61-year-old mother, Carol Hunt, the Associated Press reports.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
To offset the decreasing talent pipeline, leaders must pivot policies, procedures and workplace culture to facilitate the new whole-life career model to benefit from the longevity advantage.
—Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
There’s essential, fundamental, full, whole-life truths and there’s truly nothing better than being yourself.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
On Monday, Letby, 33, was handed a whole-life sentence by Judge Justice Goss, according to a statement from the Crown Prosecution Service.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
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