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survivor

[ser-vahy-ver] / sərˈvaɪ vər /




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The controversies surrounding him could help Collins, who has a track record as a political survivor, Brewer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

You typically cannot receive both a full survivor benefit and a full retirement benefit simultaneously.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

He adopted it last year after his daughter prevailed upon him through the writings of Holocaust survivor and lawyer Raphael Lemkin, credited with coining the term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

At the center of the case was Gavin Arvizo, a then-15-year-old cancer survivor from Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

I arrived early, enough time for perennially strong appendiceal cancer survivor Lida to bring me up-to-date on everyone as I ate a grocery-store chocolate chip cookie while leaning against the dessert table.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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