as in survival
uninterrupted or lasting life
The two became close friends after sharing the same journey of survivorship from cancer.
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Please share your cancer survivorship story using the form below.
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NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Assets that are titled properly (such as joint with rights of survivorship) or that have a beneficiary named, will not be subject to your will or probate as a result.
—Lawrence D. Sprung, Founder/wealth Advisor At Mitlin Financial, Inc., CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Key considerations include: Ownership Structures: Property owned jointly with right of survivorship usually transfers to the surviving spouse without going through probate.
—James Brewer, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
In a world seen through the forgiving lens of survivorship bias, most mutual funds and tech stocks may be above average.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2010
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NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Assets that are titled properly (such as joint with rights of survivorship) or that have a beneficiary named, will not be subject to your will or probate as a result.
—Lawrence D. Sprung, Founder/wealth Advisor At Mitlin Financial, Inc., CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Key considerations include: Ownership Structures: Property owned jointly with right of survivorship usually transfers to the surviving spouse without going through probate.
—James Brewer, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
In a world seen through the forgiving lens of survivorship bias, most mutual funds and tech stocks may be above average.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2010
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“Survivorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survivorship. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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