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survive

[ser-vahyv] / sərˈvaɪv /


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“The Fed has to be able to survive without him at some point. Either the Senate or the markets have to be guardrails” of the Fed’s independence, Duy said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The septuagenarian governor has managed to survive sundry political scandals, Mexican observers say, because of a key fact: His longtime friendship with ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the predecessor and mentor of President Claudia Sheinbaum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Before being introduced to the wild from captivity, the bongos go through a series of adaptation phases for them to build the immunity needed to survive.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

In ecology, scientists use species distribution models to estimate where a species can survive based on known locations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

She says they survive by extending outward in a shallow layer, intertwining with the roots of the trees around them.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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