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as in overstays
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as in lasts (beyond)
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Today the sprawling complex is a museum and visitor attraction, where a sense of unease lurks along paved tourist trails and lingers in dark corridors.—
Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
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Early next week, a brief warmup returns highs to the 30s before cooler air likely lingers deeper into mid-January.—
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If the spouse with the lower amount outlives the higher earner, the surviving spouse will receive the higher benefit.—
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The work of the future will not be that which outlives the machine, but that which can question, supervise, integrate and guide it.—
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But her work is about building infrastructure that outlasts political cycles and social media backlash.—
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Every artist, athlete, or entrepreneur who outlasts is following a pure thread of desire.—
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“Outstays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstays. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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