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outlast

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


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Dr Simon Kaye, author of the Re:State report told the BBC that No 10 North had to be big enough to outlast the Burnham administration.

From BBC Jul. 23, 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

His approach to the law may outlast them both.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 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

“Miss Volker,” I said about as politely as I knew how, “do you think you will outlast the rest of these original people?”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

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

Though short-lived, the force that aligns the spins outlasts the duration of the light pulse by a significant margin.

From Science Daily Nov. 9, 2023

Diplomats share stories of trips to places like Ukraine, Japan, Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia in which he often outlasts younger colleagues.

From New York Times Jun. 4, 2023

“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

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

The hunt for a true U.S. identity outlasted the tenures of half a dozen coaches—without ever yielding what former boss Jurgen Klinsmann once called “a more proactive style of play.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Both actors understood the task: to interrogate what drove each man to create music and why one’s compositions outlasted the other.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Nothing was fortuitous about the way he outlasted two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

And Villa’s horsemen had outridden and outlasted our town boys.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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

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

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

Yet I find myself outlasting those who started in life along with me.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Leonard Huxley




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