survival of the fittest
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New CEO Greg Abel might favor survival of the fittest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
"This will be a season of survival of the fittest but I can only put 20 players in the squad," said Ten Hag.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024
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
“Um, with polar bears, it’s not survival of the fittest but survival of the fattest,” Owen told him.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
