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outlast

[out-last, -lahst] / ˌaʊtˈlæst, -ˈlɑst /


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Dr Simon Kaye, author of the Re:State report told the BBC that No 10 North had to be big enough to outlast the Burnham administration.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

"We want to go beyond personal relationships so that the relationship becomes more institutionally based and can outlast changes in government," the source said on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Shipping veterans expect more-convoluted trading patterns and pricey tankers to outlast the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Oversight of payments to your brother not only prevents him from squandering the money, but it helps family wealth outlast a single generation, the law firm adds.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

I also don’t just mean that they will outlast us, even though they will.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, he added, could produce damage to energy infrastructure that outlasts the conflict itself.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

At 37 years old, with probably just a couple more prime seasons left, this could be his last chance to build something that outlasts his playing career.

From Slate Nov. 15, 2025

Dune: Part Two, released last week, outlasts the original film's 155-minute runtime by ten minutes, providing five hours of desert adventure in total.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2024

Though short-lived, the force that aligns the spins outlasts the duration of the light pulse by a significant margin.

From Science Daily Nov. 9, 2023

“To return to Horatio’s question,” I said with a reasoned tone, “I believe that a virtuous mind outlasts the fleeting beauty of youth and thus is more desirable.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The forfeiture fight outlasted his flying career, and last year it produced the ruling the Supreme Court will now review.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

From his cell, Jin has sought to energize his congregants, reminding them of ideals that have outlasted political regimes for centuries as he defies Xi’s pursuit of total ideological control.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Both actors understood the task: to interrogate what drove each man to create music and why one’s compositions outlasted the other.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

At an estimated 19 years old, Larry has outlasted five prime ministers, upstaged visiting world leaders, and is currently living with his sixth housemate, Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

This house outlasted the others because it’s made of concrete.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

But the episode confirmed that this South African-born outsider has become a force in Trump's Washington, outlasting his friend Elon Musk, whose White House career ended in acrimony after less than six months.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

Los Angeles is the baseball king for a second consecutive season, outlasting the relentlessly spirited Toronto Blue Jays in a seven-game classic.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

He’s taken the ball far more than Koufax while outlasting him in virtually every impact pitching category.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2025

That’s a surefire strategy for surviving horror, or at least outlasting everyone else.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2025

Yet they are outlasting the forage, and to-night against some opinion I decided Christopher must go.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon




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