survival

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Once Hana gets involved in her illicit money-making scheme, the narrative changes gear, tension levels are cranked up and what started out as a straightforward study of friendship turns into a fast-paced story of survival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

We wanted to really show how that survival instinct, the desperation, is starting to come for everyone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

And just as we saw for crypto and the metaverse, plenty of other failing businesses are going to take the hasty survival fund even if it ends in disaster.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Among nearly 110,000 patients, those who reached the target urate levels had higher survival rates and a lower likelihood of experiencing a major cardiovascular event compared to those who did not.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

We learned that wildlife, like deer and butterflies, depend on native plants for survival, and if we remove the bushes and small trees along our coastlines, then hurricanes could cause increased coastal erosion.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas