survival

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In 1932, at age 13, he left that life behind to join the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, seeking survival in the guerrilla forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Her children are creepily strange and familiar at once, body-snatchers whose survival skills far outpace her own.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Researchers believe the exaggerated length of the male palps may serve a crucial survival function.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Ultimately it is Wigan fans who are best placed to answer what they preferred out of Premier League survival and winning the FA Cup, given they achieved the latter but got relegated in 2013.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

He practiced survival training in the sea and on land.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson