chance of survival
noun phrase
: likelihood that someone will continue to live in spite of present-day difficult conditions (such as being ill or injured)
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At the hospital, doctors removed her unborn child, who was thought to have a roughly 1-in-4 chance of survival.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Kids with this type of cancer face a 10% to 20% chance of survival.
—Mark Tatge, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
My donor will be my one in a million, my chance of survival.
—Tricia Despres, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
For Nautilus, Veronique Greenwood reports on the work of the Millennium Seed Bank, an institute that collects and preserves the seeds of native trees while trying to predict which new and perhaps more tolerant species have the best chance of survival.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 22 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Kids with this type of cancer face a 10% to 20% chance of survival.
—Mark Tatge, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
My donor will be my one in a million, my chance of survival.
—Tricia Despres, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
For Nautilus, Veronique Greenwood reports on the work of the Millennium Seed Bank, an institute that collects and preserves the seeds of native trees while trying to predict which new and perhaps more tolerant species have the best chance of survival.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Chance of survival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chance%20of%20survival. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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