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survive

[ser-vahyv] / sərˈvaɪv /


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Identifying materials that can survive such extreme conditions remains a formidable task, and they can’t be fully tested without the plasma that future reactors aim to produce.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sharon would soon suffer a devastating stroke, but his Gaza policy survived and curdled.

From The Wall Street Journal

It survived long enough to become outdated not because it failed, but because technology moved on.

From Salon

This one is about quiet confidence — the sort that only comes from surviving enough $23-in-quarters days to know you’ll be okay.

From Salon

The few trees that had survived the fire now looked like Christmas trees planted on top of telephone poles.

From Los Angeles Times