outlive
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So could brain organoids grown and maintained in a lab hypothetically outlive humans?
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Her inevitable set closer “Man I Need” is the caliber of a track that will outlive her and all of us, a song that will always belong to the lovers yet to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
If you outlive the term, you may be able to extend coverage, but the premiums will rise sharply, because the policy converts to annually renewable rates.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Now she’s planning for a legacy brand she hopes will outlive her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
I could either die after two years or outlive him by a hundred.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
If idealism outlives youth, ESG investing will grow significantly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Second, if she outlives him, I assume his children might resent her, since that could tie up a sizable portion of their inheritance.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 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
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
Natasha Gelman died in Mexico in 1998, having outlived her husband by 12 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Speakeasies long ago outlived their purpose as clandestine sellers of alcohol, but their appeal has endured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Yet some traditions have outlived the kingdoms that created them.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Perhaps Cutie was right—and he was only an inferior being with a made-to-order memory and a life that had outlived its purpose.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
You are giving up the potential for stock-market gains on that money in exchange for protection against outliving your assets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
If you expect to live a long time, a lifetime annuity can provide valuable protection against outliving your assets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Yet despite the theoretical value of these contracts in insuring against outliving one’s wealth, people very rarely buy annuities.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Annuities, bond ladders and market portfolios each solve different retirement challenges, but only annuities insure longevity risk, or the risk of outliving one’s savings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
In Cuba, Fidel Castro held on to power long after Kennedy and Khrushchev were gone, even outliving the Cold War.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
