live on

phrasal verb

lived on; living on; lives on
: to continue to exist
His legend lives on.

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Kakapo live on three tiny, remote islands off New Zealand’s southern coast and chances to see them in the wild are scarce. Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 Many people live on very high floors and have no elevator, sometimes going up and down the stairs three times a day. Sophia Panych, Allure, 24 Feb. 2026 More than a year later, Google reported two searches for the woman’s address were made a few hours before the assault from a specific IP address, a numeric designation that lists where a phone or computer lives on the internet. Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026 Her memories will live on at the core of the Holocaust Museum for Hope & Humanity, coming to Orlando. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for live on

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“Live on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20on. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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