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outlast

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


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May you outlast the shelf life of a carton of milk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The prospector with his pan and pickax gave way to powerful water cannons that blasted away gold-bearing hillsides, leaving behind incoherent geological arabesques that will likely outlast the pyramids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

In those days, children wore heavy, practical shoes that felt like they would outlast a steel monument, so whenever you could go barefoot, you appreciated it.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

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

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

If your debt outlasts the Department of Education, alas, you’re not out of the woods yet.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2025

But their vision for the future is a stable source of private demand, separate from timber and fiber, that outlasts presidential administrations and budget windows.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

“To return to Horatio’s question,” I said with a reasoned tone, “I believe that a virtuous mind outlasts the fleeting beauty of youth and thus is more desirable.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

In the Division 3 final, Corona del Mar outlasted Newbury Park 24-26, 25-20, 25-15, 22-25, 15-13 to capture its first section title in 22 years and the eighth in program history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 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

Today, Schleifer still runs Regeneron’s business side, and Yancopoulos runs the science—a partnership that has outlasted the industry’s average executive tenure several times over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

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

But the episode confirmed that this South African-born outsider has become a force in Trump's Washington, outlasting his friend Elon Musk, whose White House career ended in acrimony after less than six months.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

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

But Draper demonstrated he was a different beast during the Australian Open in January, outlasting three successive opponents in gruelling five-set matches.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2025

He’s taken the ball far more than Koufax while outlasting him in virtually every impact pitching category.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

“I like to think of him outlasting me too.”

From Blue Ridge Country by Erskine Caldwell


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