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survive

[ser-vahyv] / sərˈvaɪv /


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Under that view, proteins and other biological materials were not expected to survive for tens of millions of years.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Mikawa, who now lives in London with her partner, said the stolen trumpet was one of the only items to survive when her family lost everything in the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Perched on the upended boat, he watched as passengers struggled to survive, unable to save them.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Managing to survive two wars, a decapitated leadership, gutted air and naval defenses, weakened proxies and a spiraling economy have allowed it to play a weak hand strongly.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

To survive, some of the internees eat lizards, spoiled food, flowers, vines, slugs, weeds, and discarded bones.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Yet for many, affection for Castro survives even as daily life becomes harder.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

No evidence of the instrument survives, however, and, the authors relate, contemporaneous reports of its efficacy are “vague.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

“Above it, during the daycare years, is optional. Automate the number that survives the childcare years.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Its peppery bite survives the wait, while the leaves soften into the sauces rather than collapsing into wet ribbons.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Nothing survives but an abiding sense of being elsewhere.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Panettiere is survived by her 11-year-old daughter and her parents, Lesley Vogel and Skip Panettiere.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

It was traveling along the line of sight at more than 6,000 kilometers per second, indicating that a densely bound structure may have survived the initial blast and was now moving rapidly toward us.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Werro survived an almighty scare on Thursday when she suffered a nasty fall in her semi-final, before later being reinstated in the competition.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Her future husband, Joseph, survived in the nearby woods for nearly three years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Janet always wondered what life would have been like if her father had survived Vietnam.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Plaintiffs in the suit include Carradine’s estate and his surviving children.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Castro is the last surviving leader of Cuba's 1959 revolution and seen as still wielding power on the island, despite stepping down as president in 2018.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

With capital underinvestment in offshore for many years, the surviving companies have substantially reduced the cost to develop offshore fields, Robotti said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The research arrives as the British Museum prepares to open a major exhibition featuring the Bayeux Tapestry, one of the best-known surviving artifacts connected with the Norman Conquest.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

And at the same time something looks strikingly wrong to everyone who lays eyes on the surviving sister.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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