surviving

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Saplings which have been propagated from the few surviving trees in the county are being nurtured in Terrington, near Malton, before they are planted within the next two years.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Social-insurance programs guarantee lifelong income for all Americans, particularly low-wage workers, provide protection for disabled workers and their surviving family, and spread potentially catastrophic healthcare risk across the population.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Immediately thereafter, Dana would merge with a subsidiary of the Mobility Group, with Dana surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mobility Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Although archaeologists believe the original shipment may have contained even more pieces, the surviving collection of 43 helmets already represents the largest known hoard of medieval helmets ever found in the western Mediterranean.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

In spite of everything, there was in the life I fled a zest and a joy and a capacity for facing and surviving disaster that are very moving and very rare.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin