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Reyes said he always had a fascination with bikes but was surviving on odd jobs when the pandemic derailed his plan to open a music venue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

When Wafaa al-Kurd was nearly due to give birth, she said, she weighed less than she did before becoming pregnant and was surviving on rice and artificial juice.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2024

I was surviving on temp work while writing a weekly political column in the News-Leader for free, hoping it would lead to a paying job.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Mrs Evans said she was "surviving not thriving" and felt "incredibly lonely".

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023

The Progressive Party, if not dead, had ceased to be a real power in politics; but Progressivism, as an influence and an ideal, was surviving under other forms.

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography by Thayer, William Roscoe