survive
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Cruz and other researchers suspect that additional species once existed but left remains too delicate to survive long enough to be discovered.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
The stolen trumpet, Mikawa said, was one of the only items to survive when her family lost everything in the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
One dog made it out alive, while the other did not survive and Giraldo's other cat remains missing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Managing to survive two wars, a decapitated leadership, gutted air and naval defenses, weakened proxies and a spiraling economy have allowed it to play a weak hand strongly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
She remembered her battle with Reuben and knew she wouldn’t survive a second round.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Yet for many, affection for Castro survives even as daily life becomes harder.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Above it, during the daycare years, is optional. Automate the number that survives the childcare years.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Its peppery bite survives the wait, while the leaves soften into the sauces rather than collapsing into wet ribbons.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
A stubborn idealism survives the many horrors the novel describes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
This ancient lifeway survives today, according to this theory, in the ring-shaped compounds of the Yanomamo.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Panettiere is survived by her 11-year-old daughter and her parents, Lesley Vogel and Skip Panettiere.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
John is survived by his wife, Cheryl, and his children, Tommy, Travis and Tamara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Werro survived an almighty scare on Thursday when she suffered a nasty fall in her semi-final, before later being reinstated in the competition.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Her future husband, Joseph, survived in the nearby woods for nearly three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Now that I had survived a week and made friends on the island, I was less scared.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Plaintiffs in the suit include Carradine’s estate and his surviving children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Castro is the last surviving leader of Cuba's 1959 revolution and seen as still wielding power on the island, despite stepping down as president in 2018.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
A surviving spouse, age 60 or older, but under FRA, gets between 71% and 99% of the worker’s basic benefit amount.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
These surviving signatures offer valuable clues about the long and complicated history shared by humans and dogs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
He was lonely, nauseated, and dehydrated, surviving on a diet of dry raisins and bread.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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