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Karen’s injuries were dauntingly severe, and after several weeks of heroic work by the doctors, the news about her condition shifted from cautiously hopeful to tragic, and a crushing post notified us that Karen’s injuries were simply not survivable.
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Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
Roadless areas provide refuges where human pressures on nature are less intense, and therefore more survivable, for wild species.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
These appear to be slightly more survivable, although the casualty rate is so high no Western army would contemplate such tactics.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Had Xi’s nuclear expansion focused on building up survivable nuclear forces—for example, by placing more warheads on ballistic missile submarines—then U.S. strategists would mainly need to focus on enhancing antisubmarine tools.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
Roadless areas provide refuges where human pressures on nature are less intense, and therefore more survivable, for wild species.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
These appear to be slightly more survivable, although the casualty rate is so high no Western army would contemplate such tactics.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Had Xi’s nuclear expansion focused on building up survivable nuclear forces—for example, by placing more warheads on ballistic missile submarines—then U.S. strategists would mainly need to focus on enhancing antisubmarine tools.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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“Survivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survivable. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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