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survival

[ser-vahy-vuhl] / sərˈvaɪ vəl /
NOUN
continuation
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NOUN
something that survives
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NOUN
endurance
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News of his miraculous survival made international headlines and sent shockwaves throughout the mountaineering community.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Tides, storms, shifting temperatures, and changing nutrient availability introduced new pressures that made survival less predictable and increased competition for resources.

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 results showed that a combination of vopimetostat and daraxonrasib produced a 92% objective response rate in pancreatic cancer patients, with a 90% six-month progression-free survival rate and 100% disease control.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Even the language of his thoughts—variation, mutation, survival, and selection—bore striking similarities to Darwin's.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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