survive
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Under that view, proteins and other biological materials were not expected to survive for tens of millions of years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Considering that importance, we need to take some action. Otherwise, we cannot survive in this landscape,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The stolen trumpet, Mikawa said, was one of the only items to survive when her family lost everything in the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Last season Sunderland and Leeds became the 53rd and 54th promoted sides to survive in the Premier League.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
As the Second Grinnell Expedition struggled toward its third year, Commander Kane finally realized they’d never survive another Arctic winter.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Yet for many, affection for Castro survives even as daily life becomes harder.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
It survives on aging observatories, international cooperation and a scientific community small enough to fit in a lecture hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Above it, during the daycare years, is optional. Automate the number that survives the childcare years.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Its peppery bite survives the wait, while the leaves soften into the sauces rather than collapsing into wet ribbons.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Of the seventy-three books Democritus is said to have written, covering all of human knowledge, not a single work survives.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Panettiere is survived by her 11-year-old daughter and her parents, Lesley Vogel and Skip Panettiere.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
There is a great sadness in this book and also the occasional miraculous story of couples finding each other or of parents discovering a child who survived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"I remember going in to do a big talk with some young people who had survived cancer and they were like, 'don't call us kids, do not say we're brave.'"
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The other occupant survived and escaped the car, suffering only minor injuries, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The executive branch of the government—Vice President Johnson and the cabinet—had survived the night; no other assassinations had occurred.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Plaintiffs in the suit include Carradine’s estate and his surviving children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Castro is the last surviving leader of Cuba's 1959 revolution and seen as still wielding power on the island, despite stepping down as president in 2018.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
With capital underinvestment in offshore for many years, the surviving companies have substantially reduced the cost to develop offshore fields, Robotti said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
These surviving signatures offer valuable clues about the long and complicated history shared by humans and dogs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
About this same time, he drafted a “Thesis on Discretion” for his eldest surviving son.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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