survive

Example Sentences

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"Nature has already solved the design problem. Our job is to read that blueprint and scale it up to help reefs grow faster and survive longer."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

"In order to survive, you have to adapt," says Ann Lowe, head of PR and communications at Spice Kitchen.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Hardware scarcity assumptions do not survive compounding software improvements.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“In this case, the data showed the kitten would not survive on its own, and intervention was appropriate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The question wasn’t how Bear Stearns could possibly fail but how it could possibly survive.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis