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survive

[ser-vahyv] / sərˈvaɪv /


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His campaign didn’t survive, but those problems—tens of thousands of people without housing, costs crunching millions of people with housing, and lagging crisis response—are real.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Teeth are the most durable part of the skeleton and often survive long after the rest of the body has decayed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The court heard the men resorted to a "secret rota" of sleeping in shifts and eating animals from the vessel's catch in order to survive.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

There’s no shame in it—that’s how bubbles get bubblier and it’s the same instinct that helped your ancestors survive in prehistoric times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

How will Dad survive if Mom doesn’t come home?

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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