live on

verb

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

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But living on one income has led to cuts to the family's budget, the Indianapolis woman said. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Joe Kloc’s portrait of a group of outsiders living on boats in Marin County provides a record of a community many wish would quietly disappear. The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026 The Red Heart lets OlloNi's memories live on This may be the most unusual part of the SS1. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The girls live on the plains in an isolated community largely dominated by taciturn male farmers and hunters. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 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 12 Sep. 2026.

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