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outlast

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


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The prospector with his pan and pickax gave way to powerful water cannons that blasted away gold-bearing hillsides, leaving behind incoherent geological arabesques that will likely outlast the pyramids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

You are now in your 50s, and, given that one of you may outlast the other by several years, it’s worth looking into.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Coupled with his brother’s recordings, it taught him that art could outlast mortal limitations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

The challenge is to build systems that outlast an individual officer, he adds.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Her daughter, too, would outlast the hard flames.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Now, with royalty streams from two approved drugs and a pipeline built on its platform for engineering gut-stable peptides, Protagonist may have a business that outlasts the current fad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Ben Shelton to the semis 🔥 Shelton outlasts the defending champion Alcaraz in a five-set thriller!

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

“To return to Horatio’s question,” I said with a reasoned tone, “I believe that a virtuous mind outlasts the fleeting beauty of youth and thus is more desirable.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

In the Division 3 final, Corona del Mar outlasted Newbury Park 24-26, 25-20, 25-15, 22-25, 15-13 to capture its first section title in 22 years and the eighth in program history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

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

That was the problem he ran into at this year’s Australian Open, when he outlasted Sinner in the semi only to run out of gas against Alcaraz in the final.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 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

It started early in the morning on the day of the con­test and didn’t end until only the winning kite flew in the sky—I remember one year the tournament outlasted daylight.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

This time, they did it by outlasting Rasmussen, who in his last 14 appearances had gone 10-0 with an ERA of 1.62.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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

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

They found an empty sofa in the outlasting lamp-light, and there the girl sat down with him.

From A London Life and Other Tales by Henry James


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