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survival

[ser-vahy-vuhl] / sərˈvaɪ vəl /
NOUN
continuation
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NOUN
something that survives
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NOUN
endurance
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The Woodland Trust said native oak trees were known to support up to 2,300 different species, with 326 of these fully dependent on oak for survival.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The primary endpoints were for progression-free survival and overall survival in the primary population of patients versus the comparator arm.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

"But no one knows for sure what will happen or not. You just rely on your intuition and survival instinct," the 34-year-old said.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The mall’s survival amid the community’s devastation was not without controversy given Caruso’s use of private firefighters to ward off the flames.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

The Compromise of 1790 is most famous for averting a political crisis that many statesmen of the time considered a threat to the survival of the infant republic.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Most existing Celtic objects—found in bogs and burial mounds—are durable works in stone, bone, glass, metal and terracotta with rare survivals in wood, leather and cloth.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

And there is Van Gogh's At Eternity's Gate - one of the very rare survivals of his first printmaking campaign during which he produced six lithographs in November 1882.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2025

"The need to study these populations for a possible genetic management study became clear several years back, once there were indications that there were few infant births and even fewer infant survivals."

From Science Daily Apr. 19, 2024

A pair of precious silver Roman cups from Denmark’s Nationalmuseet – unusual survivals, found in an iron age chieftain’s grave – are decorated with Trojan war scenes.

From The Guardian Nov. 13, 2019

Schopenhauer and his mystic Will-to-Live are both rather amusing survivals of antique animism.

From Unicorns by James Huneker




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