survive
Example Sentences
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To survive in that world, he explained, we have developed systems that are remarkably successful—except when they’re not.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The retirement plans that survive don’t run on Social Security plus savings.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Cancer cells have a remarkable ability to survive treatments that damage their DNA.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
As “Dreams” veers on exploiting prejudice, Franco pans out for a broader view of the carnage our desperation to survive can invoke.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
She wished she could stay, but while the giant sequoias would survive if Morris swept through, she and Dodger definitely would not.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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