survival

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The comic, who has also been a Door Guy at the Comedy Store, was told that his rare cancer has a low survival rate, five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Musk, the head of SpaceX, wrote that, “Becoming multiplanetary is critical to ensuring the long-term survival of humanity and all life as we know it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Habitat destruction, overfishing and water pollution from the Amazon to the Danube threaten the very survival of hundreds of species whose epic voyages along the world's great rivers go largely unnoticed.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

"We're not seeing large-scale debris removal, we're not seeing proper rehabilitation of underground infrastructure, and there's still nowhere near enough fuel to run power systems. So, this is basic survival in Gaza."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

In the middle of a war for survival, given the sheer volume of messages traded back and forth among Soviet embassies and the government in Moscow, making multiple copies must have seemed an insignificant decision.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau