survivor
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If what you say is correct, you don’t have a big reason to hold off on claiming your Social Security to make the most out of your survivor benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Alexander Díaz Rodríguez emerged in April from five years behind bars looking like a concentration-camp survivor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
When I began leaving messages for them, one survivor wondered if the phone call was a prank.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
At the scene of a blast in Ukraine's capital - that left a large hole in a residential building - a survivor told the BBC's Sarah Rainsford that she had been "terrified".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Matthias called after the retreating figure of the last survivor in the Gingivere dynasty.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The survivors, along with fish and echinoderms such as starfish and sea urchins, went on to dominate Earth's oceans, a pattern that continues today.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Nguyen Tien Hai, a senior Communist official in the area, said the authorities were still working to confirm the exact number of those who died as well as the survivors.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
As rescue teams wind down efforts to salvage survivors from the rubble, and as residents leave the city -- due to dire economic prospects, trauma or both -- the streets appear more deserted than ever.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Barrett said the American teams were able to help save six survivors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Before them were half a dozen fire trucks and ambudrones, and behind that hordes of survivors.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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