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outlive

[aut-liv] / ˌaʊtˈlɪv /


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Heck, Bernard Herrmann’s eerie theme song alone will outlive humanity.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

That’s called the “survivor’s penalty” — or, sometimes, the “widow’s tax,” primarily because women outlive men by roughly six years, on average.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

So could brain organoids grown and maintained in a lab hypothetically outlive humans?

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

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

The once-promising prodigy will grow dissolute, remorseful and resentful of his wife, who outlives him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

If idealism outlives youth, ESG investing will grow significantly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

On the other hand, say she outlives you.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 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

“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

Natasha Gelman died in Mexico in 1998, having outlived her husband by 12 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Speakeasies long ago outlived their purpose as clandestine sellers of alcohol, but their appeal has endured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Yet some traditions have outlived the kingdoms that created them.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

Granddaddy had read about it in the Austin papers and had bought it from an estate sale, the bird having outlived its previous owner.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

But it inched up again in its September reading due to heightened fears about market volatility, outliving savings, housing and cognitive decline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

They come in many forms, and although they have faced criticism for high fees and complex rules, they can — when structured carefully — complement a diversified portfolio for people concerned about outliving their savings.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026

She includes a brief appreciation of her wig stylist and reports outliving a few plastic surgeons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

“We do risk — absent self-funded resources — that many Gen X-ers are at risk of outliving their savings and seeing even more elder poverty.”

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025

In Cuba, Fidel Castro held on to power long after Kennedy and Khrushchev were gone, even outliving the Cold War.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


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