survival
Example Sentences
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This year, Chinese state media described the protection of wild birds as crucial for safeguarding ecosystems vital to human survival.
From BBC
"I think I was just in survival mode for a year".
From BBC
Their findings also suggest that this survival strategy could be turned against tumors that rely on it.
From Science Daily
In tolerating social freedoms, the regime is granting Iranians concessions that don’t threaten the survival of the system, say analysts and activists.
Whatever the original disposition and destination of these paintings, their survival is something of a miracle.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.