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survival

[ser-vahy-vuhl] / sərˈvaɪ vəl /
NOUN
continuation
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NOUN
something that survives
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NOUN
endurance
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Her work focuses on how the body can be guided away from disease and death and toward recovery and survival.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

A pill has been found to almost double the survival time for advanced pancreatic cancer patients, with experts describing the trial as a game changer.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“Daraxonrasib significantly elevates the survival bar in the treatment of one of the deadliest human cancers, while better preserving quality of life compared with chemotherapy,” Mark A. Goldsmith, M.D.,

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Whether in the films beloved by the Wu-Tang or the animated sagas Megan favors, characters battle not simply for survival but to achieve mastery.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

In later years, she told the story of the flight many times—always with a shiver in the telling and a sense of wonder at her own survival.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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