survivor
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If the husband is a higher earner, he may wish to wait, as his wife will benefit from survivor benefits.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Rescue crews working at one of the many buildings destroyed in Venezuela's killer earthquakes called for silence as they heard some kind of sound from a survivor buried in the rubble.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
Meanwhile, Crossley House, which was built in 1912 as a memorial to industrialist and philanthropist Sir William Crossley, was a "rare and important survivor" whose architecture and innovative construction made it nationally significant, they said.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
As one battered, traumatized survivor declares at the battle’s conclusion, “If this be victory, I hope I never see another.”
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
Besides, food was uppermost in my thoughts, and I had desperate hopes that I might have come upon a survivor.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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