survivor
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Shimica Gaskins, an Eaton fire survivor and a leader of Altadena for Accountability, said the report “dismissed or overlooked” residents’ experiences and failed to acknowledge evacuation alerts that came too late for too many.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Enough even to remember beating England, with the scrum-half the only survivor from an 18-17 success in Grenoble eight years ago.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Last year, Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the 7 October attacks, told the BBC she had "practised being booed" during rehearsals.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The second complicating factor: My mom is a three-time breast cancer survivor, which puts my risk higher than the average woman’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
With hundreds of millions of bacteria, it only takes one survivor to stave off extinction.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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