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outlast

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


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“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

"We want to go beyond personal relationships so that the relationship becomes more institutionally based and can outlast changes in government," the source said on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

There are few fortunes that can outlast a dementia illness or other ailment that requires full-time care for 20-plus years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

And he was confident that football fever would outlast the tournament.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

"You're just going to have to outlast the others, Peeta. They'll cure it back at the Capitol when we win," I say.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

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

Dune: Part Two, released last week, outlasts the original film's 155-minute runtime by ten minutes, providing five hours of desert adventure in total.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2024

The smart ones, then, become alert to opportunities to diversify their portfolios and work their way to a kind of moguldom that outlasts radio trends.

From New York Times Aug. 7, 2023

“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 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

Pep Guardiola's final season in charge of Manchester City ended with the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, but this time they were outlasted by Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

From BBC May 25, 2026

Indeed, the wealth of Egypt had political effects that long outlasted the Hellenistic epoch.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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

It went on to expand its wares to other appliances such as garbage disposals and clothes dryers, outlasting rivals that were bought out or went defunct.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 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

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

Sometimes one captured the nest, sometimes the other, but after several hours of this, one of them began to show signs of outlasting the other, and kept possession.

From Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits by George Murray Levick




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