survival of the fittest
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Molango fears the World Cup will simply become a "survival of the fittest".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
New CEO Greg Abel might favor survival of the fittest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
The researchers hypothesized that the limited shapes observed in nature reflected "survival of the fittest," and that the many possible shapes not observed in real fungi were, for some reason, weaker evolutionary rejects.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
Darwin only began using "survival of the fittest" in the book's 5th edition.
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2023
If Darwin were alive today the insect world would delight and astound him with its impressive verification of his theories of the survival of the fittest.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
