survived

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A large 2026 study found that colon cancer patients with very high B12 levels survived a median of around five years, compared with nearly eleven years for those with normal levels.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Rollins survived virtually all of his contemporaries from the 1950s and ’60s, the period in which the fundamental elements of the contemporary jazz that followed for the next half-century were established.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

"I have survived genocide, stigmatization and relentless persecution. And here I am, still standing," he said during the campaign.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

In Melbourne this year, he survived a testing third-round match against American world number 85 Eliot Spizzirri after cramping badly when temperatures crept towards 40C.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“I have news that is very hard to write you. Father survived his arrest by only ten days. He is now with the Lord. . . .”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom