surviving

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In the pandemic, a slide portrayed surviving startups as winged unicorns escaping a gulch—the “Valley of Coronavirus.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Dubbed Don Colossus, the statue depicts the president on that fateful afternoon in Butler, Pennsylvania, moments after surviving what would turn out to be the first of many attempts on his life.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

In pre-pandemic 2020, Grohl joined the surviving members of Nirvana at the Art of Elysium Gala, where she sang “Heart-Shaped Box.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

NUH medical director Manjeet Shehmar also apologised for "not considering" the surviving victims in initial investigations and vowed that the trust would "continue to learn".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Deprivation and hardship were just part of the job of exploring and surviving in the Brazilian wilderness.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple