survival

Example Sentences

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At daybreak on a recent morning, travelers heading to Havana had suitcases full of survival goods at Miami International Airport, where the squeak of plastic-wrapping machines for baggage echoed throughout the terminal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

They also noted that the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall in the area is likely to continue in the future, posing a threat to the survival of Tapanuli orangutans and their habitat.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

According to the hypothesis, this process contributed to mineral evolution and gradual environmental changes that improved conditions for the survival and development of prebiotic molecules and primitive life.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

For American manufacturing, rail efficiency is not a luxury; it is a baseline requirement for survival.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The third R of the physiology of genes is a word that lies outside common human vocabulary, but is essential to the survival of our species: recombination—the ability to generate new combinations of genes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee