outlive
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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
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
You once said that buildings you develop outlive you and go on to define a city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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
“Not if we promise to outlive each other, and I make that promise now.”
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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
Natasha Gelman died in Mexico in 1998, having outlived her husband by 12 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Yet some traditions have outlived the kingdoms that created them.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Critics say it has outlived its usefulness, as today’s media landscape offers a cornucopia of platforms unknown in 1920s America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
My stepsister raised concerns with her father that if one spouse outlived the other, the surviving spouse could change the trust.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
But old attitudes and distorted stubborn impressions of my father outlived Arnold Perl and James Baldwin.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
That’s hardly surprising, since annuities protect annuitants from so-called longevity risk — outliving your money.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
If that happens a few years in a row, you run a real risk of eventually outliving your money, despite what the historical data say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Because the annuity premium is immediate and certain, while the benefits are delayed and depend on one’s survival, some people see annuitization as a potential loss, rather than as protection against outliving their 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
