survival of the fittest
Example Sentences
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"The process is just a little bit survival of the fittest," Highton says.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
New CEO Greg Abel might favor survival of the fittest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
The researchers hypothesized that the limited shapes observed in nature reflected "survival of the fittest," and that the many possible shapes not observed in real fungi were, for some reason, weaker evolutionary rejects.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
Groff’s world is Darwinian, but she doesn’t chronicle the survival of the fittest; she convinces us instead that even the unluckiest among us can find a way to the blessings of peace, quiet and freedom.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023
If Darwin were alive today the insect world would delight and astound him with its impressive verification of his theories of the survival of the fittest.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
