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survival

noun as in continuation

Strong match

noun as in something that survives

noun as in endurance

Strongest match

Strong match

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Once hailed as a solution to Ethiopia's creeping desertification, a foreign tree is now spreading uncontrollably across the east African nation, threatening fragile ecosystems and the very survival of local communities.

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For people swept up by the water, survival was unlikely.

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Once handed the money, Paulson abandoned his promised strategy and instead essentially began giving away billions of dollars to Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and a few others unnaturally selected for survival.

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“It’s still a very limited group, so you can really concentrate resources and help them, and it’s totally changed the game in terms of survival for them,” she said.

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"It's not a few outliers. It's the norm for trusts in England to not hit these waiting time targets and they are set for a reason - timely treatment can improve survival rates."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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