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Worried about outliving your retirement savings?—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Vierstra has not developed ALS and is outliving many of his family members.—
Jon LaPook,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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While coverage is expected to be more scattered, isolated strong to severe storms could still produce hail and gusty winds, particularly where daytime heating and lingering boundaries overlap.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The two men dined at a table alone, lingering long after all other diners had dispersed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The nightcap was even better, with Denver outlasting Michigan — two teams with 19 titles between them — in a double-overtime instant classic.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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For Iran's leadership, by contrast, merely outlasting the onslaught could be seen as victory.—
JON GAMBRELL AND DAVID RISING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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Home plate umpire John Libka got an earful from Cron, who apparently thought Cortes was waiting for a resolution to the broken chain and not the pitch from Wacha.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Detectives say a group was apparently waiting for a rapper to leave the party.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Outstaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstaying. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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