as in survivance
uninterrupted or lasting life
The survival of many endangered species is imperiled by human action.
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The South Korean survival thriller will release its third and final season on Friday, June 27, Netflix announced as part of its annual Next on Netflix event.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025
The survival rate, according to the VCA website, is between 50% and 75%.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
The Clans — tribes of people whose survival and prosperity depends on selling and trading humans to gain strength in numbers — also stand in their way.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
But as the war grinds on, patriotism begins to waver for some, replaced by a single, desperate desire: survival.
—Iuliia Mendel, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Survival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survival. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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