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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

Meloni’s government is on track to outlast all previous ones since the fall of the fascist regime in 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Dad always worked from sunup until sundown in the weeks before the first snow, trying to stockpile enough money from hauling scrap and building barns to outlast the winter, when jobs were scarce.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

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 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

That was evident at this year's Wimbledon, where he outlasted Felix Auger-Aliassime, 14 years his junior, in a five-set thriller that became the longest quarter-final in the tournament's history.

From BBC Sep. 1, 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

This house outlasted the others because it’s made of concrete.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

For four years, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has bet on outlasting Ukraine in a war of attrition.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 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

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

Curs'd be each vision that befools us, Of fame, outlasting earthly life!

From Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe by Charles Timothy Brooks




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