survival
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They planned to stop if progression free survival at six months failed to improve by at least 20 percent compared with older studies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Amid all the adrenaline and excitement, that was survival.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
A small group of scientists hope the key to unlocking its long-term survival is buried in the sand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
If there’s a path to transhumanism, which makes possible realization of otherwise unrealizable goals, such as survival of the species and an interplanetary future, it also starts here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
If this happens, everyone’s chances of survival are threatened.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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Most existing Celtic objects—found in bogs and burial mounds—are durable works in stone, bone, glass, metal and terracotta with rare survivals in wood, leather and cloth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
And there is Van Gogh's At Eternity's Gate - one of the very rare survivals of his first printmaking campaign during which he produced six lithographs in November 1882.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2025
So, a therapy specifically aimed at preserving high intratumour heterogeneity may make sense according to this theoretical approach, as it may slow cancer growth and thus lead to longer survivals.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
There’s also an ethical problem with pointing to previous survivals as evidence of future resilience.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2016
The phrase “let me die for your sun,” and the oath “let the sun of my son be witness,” are language survivals of this particular worship.
From Armenian Legends and Festivals by Louis A. Boettiger
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