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outliving

verb

present participle of outlive

as in surviving

to last longer than tortoises will outlive most people, as they live to be over 100 years old

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Recent Examples of outliving Annuities As older Americans worry about outliving their savings, the popularity of annuities has soared in recent years. — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Someone with several million in assets, for instance, may not have to worry about outliving their savings. — David Chavern, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Americans are outliving their retirement With concerns about Security growing there's a new report showing that people are likely to outlive their savings in 41 states. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 June 2026 During his eulogy, Alan Lazowski said his father had been diagnosed with cancer two years ago and initially was given a few months to a year to live, but the blessing of his father outliving those initial estimates gave his father time to write his final book. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 The risk of outliving the plan. — Jon Sabes, Fortune, 7 June 2026 Annuities For retirees who are more worried about outliving their money than chasing growth, an annuity could be a smart option. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 June 2026 Today’s retirees are outliving any previous generation. — Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026

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The surviving victims were all stabilized, except for one, who was in serious condition, according to a spokesperson for the University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 July 2026
When an owner dies, the insurance proceeds provide the cash to purchase the deceased owner’s interest without forcing the business—or the surviving owners—to borrow money or sell assets.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

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By reading the mutations stacked up in the tumor’s genome as a kind of clock, researchers estimate the lineage has been dividing and passing from clam to clam for more than two centuries, outlasting countless generations of its hosts.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The 24-year-old from Texas shot 13-under for the tournament, outlasting Malaysia’s Mirabel Ting by one shot.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

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