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survivor

[ser-vahy-ver] / sərˈvaɪ vər /




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“As a daughter of a lung cancer survivor who had one year of immunotherapy, and as a registered nurse, I have seen firsthand the value of immunotherapy,” Tarver said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Another survivor was Mr. Moritz’s great-aunt Sara, 4-foot-7-inches tall, “who had spent the war in hiding in Holland.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

"While in the cell, we were shouting and telling them that people were dying," another survivor Adamu Isah told the Reuters news agency.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Your friend can avail himself of Social Security survivor benefits if he and his wife were married for 10 years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Then there’s the fact that Snow made no escape attempt, when I know him to be the consummate survivor.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

“I continue to provide free legal help to wildfire survivors who have asked me to stay involved,” he said, though he no longer runs the clinic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"How are survivors in Huddersfield supposed to have confidence that our experiences will not simply be absorbed into a much bigger national picture and effectively watered down?"

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Those skills were critical in helping rescuers to find marsupial survivors of bush fires.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The inquiry has previously said areas are chosen for investigation based on criteria including how victims and survivors were treated when they came forward, and whether opportunities to prevent harm were missed.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

What if millions of terrified human survivors fled in a stampede, making their way to the sea where ships waited to evacuate them?

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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