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survivor

[ser-vahy-ver] / sərˈvaɪ vər /




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The survivor later said in a statement "nobody ever listened to me" and that the police who interviewed her had spoken to her "like a child".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

If your husband is the higher-earning spouse, he may wish to wait before claiming to maximize survivor benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

At the Louvre, staff are still discussing when and how to put the theft’s lone survivor back on public view: Empress Eugenie’s 19th-century crown, which thieves dropped and crumpled outside the museum during their getaway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Coissac said he had spoken to one survivor of the wreck who came from the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where rebels are battling the federal government in a recent flare-up of violence.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

But as an adult survivor, as his emotional distance from the camp increases, his fury has given way to guilt and self-loathing.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

“Servicers and survivors share the same goal of getting homes rebuilt. Completing construction allows families to get back on their feet and move forward with their lives,” he said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Depending on the location and severity of the brain injury, survivors can experience lasting difficulties with movement, speech, memory, or other abilities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Four years later, in 2025, around 100 survivors, supported by NGOs, filed a lawsuit against Shell in the United Kingdom, where the company is based.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The commission reviewed more than 10,000 photographs and video segments and collected more than 430 testimonies and interviews with survivors, witnesses, former hostages, experts and family members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“I’m not even sure Mr. Reardon knew about the survivors list.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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