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survival

[ser-vahy-vuhl] / sərˈvaɪ vəl /
NOUN
continuation
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NOUN
something that survives
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NOUN
endurance
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But some companies disagree, arguing that the tokenmaxxing mindset is actually critical to their survival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

A new fossil discovery is bringing fresh insight into one of the most remarkable survival stories in Earth's history while also resolving a scientific mystery that has puzzled researchers for decades.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

What is far less known is that many of these same men were also forward-thinking about something just as essential to a nation’s survival: public health.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Leeds boost their Premier League survival hopes with a 2-1 win against 10-man Manchester United at Old Trafford.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Consequently, we need to think of science as being the result of an evolutionary process where good science has had, over the last five centuries, a better prospect of survival than bad science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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