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outlast

[aut-last, -lahst] / ˌaʊtˈlæst, -ˈlɑst /


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Little did Russia and Germany know they were forming the kernels of nation-states that would outlast their own empires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

You are now in your 50s, and, given that one of you may outlast the other by several years, it’s worth looking into.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

"There's somebody on that programme that just about everybody can associate with. And I think that is something that will outlast all of us."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“This story may outlast me,” she wrote. “but it’s not going to outlast or outsmart that little girl.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

She's thinking perhaps that she can outlast Haymitch, who’s starting to convulse on the ground.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Now, with royalty streams from two approved drugs and a pipeline built on its platform for engineering gut-stable peptides, Protagonist may have a business that outlasts the current fad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Ben Shelton to the semis 🔥 Shelton outlasts the defending champion Alcaraz in a five-set thriller!

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, he added, could produce damage to energy infrastructure that outlasts the conflict itself.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

At 37 years old, with probably just a couple more prime seasons left, this could be his last chance to build something that outlasts his playing career.

From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2025

“The Germans are at the extreme limit of their efforts....Victory will come to the side that outlasts the other!”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Just as they did two years ago, when the Rams outlasted the Bills for a 44-42 victory, the teams put on a show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

In his 28 years at Apple — 15 of those as CEO — Cook has outlasted the tenure of Jobs, the company’s defining co-founder.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

The forfeiture fight outlasted his flying career, and last year it produced the ruling the Supreme Court will now review.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

She's worked in video games for 11 years, experienced three rounds of layoffs, and says her career has already outlasted many who enter the industry and "burn out".

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

I wouldn’t be surprised if May’s wailing wall outlasted us all.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

The buzz: Both teams are unbeaten and each survived scares in the quarterfinals, with England outlasting Norway in extra time in brutal weather in Miami and Argentina beating Switzerland in extra time in Kansas City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Turning off the machines and meeting the folks next door could be the key to outlasting or escaping this cyberpunk nightmare.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

Australian Alexander Volkanovski cemented his supremacy in the UFC featherweight division on Sunday after again outlasting rival Diego Lopes in a gruelling rematch in Sydney.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

That Birkin went on to have a solid career in film, music and theater, outlasting the short shelf life of a typical It Girl, is a testament to her talent, ambition and enduring allure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

That is the outlasting of a sight of all.

From Geography and Plays by Gertrude Stein


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