outlast
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This time, the Emiratis wanted to build an economy that would outlast its oil wealth, and AI was its future bet, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Put simply, Pogacar has the racecraft and strength to accelerate away from, and outlast, any opponent in almost any race.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Companies are vying to outlast the competition on range.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 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
“Miss Volker,” I said about as politely as I knew how, “do you think you will outlast the rest of these original people?”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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
Three months in, Samba has already outlasted the former fugitive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
It started early in the morning on the day of the contest and didn’t end until only the winning kite flew in the sky—I remember one year the tournament outlasted daylight.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
The Mustang has also been notable for outlasting its many competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Turning off the machines and meeting the folks next door could be the key to outlasting or escaping this cyberpunk nightmare.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
Australian Alexander Volkanovski cemented his supremacy in the UFC featherweight division on Sunday after again outlasting rival Diego Lopes in a gruelling rematch in Sydney.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
That’s why most wars are won by outlasting the other side, as the historian Cathal Nolan has pointed out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025
They are among the most permanent records of volcanic action, far outlasting the greatest volcanic mountains built in open air.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
