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survive

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During the attack he tried to shield his girlfriend Mapal Adam and was also shot, but survived by playing dead for hours.

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The animal feed that families have survived on for months has grown scarce and now costs hundreds of dollars a sack.

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Coco Gauff survived a battle of wills against Jasmine Paolini on Saturday to reach the Wuhan Open final for the first time in her career.

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Hope kept up the fight after he survived a close lbw appeal, which India reviewed but lost as ball tracking confirmed the umpire's call.

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Sediment analysis confirmed the existence of these ancient water sources, which would have provided essential support for human groups venturing into the desert interior and allowed them to survive in this challenging environment.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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