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“Recruit Survives, Flourishes” was the headline of Bowler’s last piece about Ross.

From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2018

A version of this review appears in print on January 24, 2014, on page C12 of the with the headline: How Love Survives Altered Expectations .

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2014

Texas Survives Scare from Kansas 21-17 It took a long drive, some nifty passing and a heap of swagger for Texas to double their point total from the previous three quarters.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2012

Serena Williams Survives Third-Round Scare Serena Williams Survives Third-Round Scare Andy Roddick was bounced out of the French Open in the third round by a qualifier ranked 114th in the world.

From New York Times • May 29, 2010

He idolized her while she lived, And his respect for her exalted worth Survives beyond the grave.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous