outlive
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Her inevitable set closer “Man I Need” is the caliber of a track that will outlive her and all of us, a song that will always belong to the lovers yet to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
And, like Senna, his legacy will long outlive him.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
I wanted to have my children and grandchildren all outlive me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
"The diplomatic relationship between USA and South Africa predate the Trump administration and they will outlive the current White House term of office."
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
He pictured his grandfather in the cramped kitchen where they’d eaten their silent dinner of stew, the kitchen that reeked so strongly of fried onions that Peter figured the smell would outlive his grandfather.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
If your husband outlives the term, you could extend coverage, but premiums will rise sharply because the policy will convert to annually renewable rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
If idealism outlives youth, ESG investing will grow significantly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
In Adamsville, as in America, the myth of a man always outlives the man—and, today especially, seems also to outlast the truth.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
And the state can’t put a claim on it if there is a co-owner who outlives the Medi-Cal beneficiary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
“A ghost is a hunger, one so strong it outlives the body.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
One of Zealand’s longest-term clients is a small-business owner who has a terminal diagnosis but has outlived the original prognosis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Many of the machines themselves have outlived generations of owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
That’s what I wanted to do, make something that outlived me — really.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Yet some traditions have outlived the kingdoms that created them.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
But Gilbert outlived Elizabeth by only a few months, and died on 10 December 1603.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Funds are outliving their intended lifespans as fund managers struggle to sell the remaining assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Yet despite the theoretical value of these contracts in insuring against outliving one’s wealth, people very rarely buy annuities.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Because the annuity premium is immediate and certain, while the benefits are delayed and depend on one’s survival, some people see annuitization as a potential loss, rather than as protection against outliving their assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Even the very wealthy fret over everything from strained family dynamics and outliving their savings to the specter of inflation and the prospect of missing the next big investment trend.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Baby Kochamma loved the Ayemenem house and cherished the furniture that she had inherited by outliving everybody else.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
