outlive
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When old records make it to a landfill, they’re not only likely to outlive the site, but can also leach plasticizers, a Keele University report found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Now she’s planning for a legacy brand she hopes will outlive her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Khan wrote that Bhosle was "a talent that will outlive many" and that her "voice has been one of the pillars of Indian cinema and will continue to resonate world over for centuries to come".
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
"The diplomatic relationship between USA and South Africa predate the Trump administration and they will outlive the current White House term of office."
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
“And she’ll outlive us all, little tiny thing that she is.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
On the flip side, if he outlives me, how do I financially protect my nieces?
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
If idealism outlives youth, ESG investing will grow significantly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
In Adamsville, as in America, the myth of a man always outlives the man—and, today especially, seems also to outlast the truth.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
She also outlives her breeding years, making her one of the few species known to go through menopause.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2024
“A ghost is a hunger, one so strong it outlives the body.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
A person familiar with the school’s thinking but not authorized to speak publicly told The Times that the school plans to argue the field had outlived its usefulness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
One of Zealand’s longest-term clients is a small-business owner who has a terminal diagnosis but has outlived the original prognosis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Rollins had never been perceived to be the single most influential or glamorous artist of his generation but, as he gradually outlived all of his most accomplished contemporaries, his genius came into even sharper relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Yet some traditions have outlived the kingdoms that created them.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
It was this immortality, and the strength with which Henrietta’s cells grew, that made it possible for HeLa to take over so many other cultures —they simply outlived and outgrew any other cells they encountered.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
That’s hardly surprising, since annuities protect annuitants from so-called longevity risk — outliving your money.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
She includes a brief appreciation of her wig stylist and reports outliving a few plastic surgeons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
People tend to view them primarily as investments to be judged against market returns, rather than as insurance against outliving one’s assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Even the very wealthy fret over everything from strained family dynamics and outliving their savings to the specter of inflation and the prospect of missing the next big investment trend.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Baby Kochamma loved the Ayemenem house and cherished the furniture that she had inherited by outliving everybody else.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
