as in surviving
to come safely through
just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis
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surviving
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Then the Covid pandemic virtually halted travel and all airlines experienced deep losses, only surviving through the help of an industrywide federal bailout.—
Donald Judd,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Air Canada’s two pilots, Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, have been credited with saving the lives of the 72 passengers and the two surviving crew members on the plane.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Riding (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riding%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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