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survive

[ser-vahyv] / sərˈvaɪv /


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“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

She makes about $12 a month but estimated she needs at least $150 for her and her 99-year-old father to survive.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Last season Sunderland and Leeds became the 53rd and 54th promoted sides to survive in the Premier League.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

One dog made it out alive, while the other did not survive and Giraldo's other cat remains missing.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

This idea of a happier afterworld was attractive to the public as many Americans worried that their country might not survive its galloping growth.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Sixty-one years after the VRA was signed, the county the march passed through is now the site of a live experiment in how much of that law’s actual protection survives Callais.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Yet for many, affection for Castro survives even as daily life becomes harder.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 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

It is a concept that survives to this day in the music of the bagpipe.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

That research suggests Nereid may be the only moon from that original system to have survived intact.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Medicaid cannot recover certain assets from a deceased beneficiary’s estate if the beneficiary is survived by a child under 21, or a blind or disabled child of any age.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a vote of confidence before a general election due in November, saying he has the "full support" of his ruling National Party.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Jones is survived by Viator, his fifth wife; his three children, Rachel, Jeanne and Walker; three stepchildren and 10 grandchildren, according to the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The map, tightly rolled and securely wrapped in Rowan's clothes during the swim, had survived.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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

A surviving spouse, age 60 or older, but under FRA, gets between 71% and 99% of the worker’s basic benefit amount.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

These surviving signatures offer valuable clues about the long and complicated history shared by humans and dogs.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Sadly, after surviving their ordeal in the Antarctic, several of them were killed in action, among them McCarthy and Cheetham, two of the most cheerful and well-liked members of the whole group.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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