Collocations withsurvivor
These are words often used in combination withsurvivor.
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cancer survivor
As many of you must surely know, the spouse of a cancer survivor often carries a heavier burden than even the survivor him- or herself.
From theCambridge English Corpus
lone survivor
It is set in 2055 and focuses on a lone survivor of climate catastrophe.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
long-term survivor
Is psychological wellbeing impaired in long-term survivors of breast cancer?
From theCambridge English Corpus
only survivor
The only survivor of those on board was the steward, who has suffered serious injuries.
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polio survivor
She wrote parts of the magazine, but preferred to publish articles in the words of polio survivors themselves.
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Wikipedia
remaining survivors
Rescuers dug underneath the destroyed buildings by hand to search for remaining survivors.
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Wikipedia
sole survivor
However, it is possible that either fission product be the sole survivor.
From theCambridge English Corpus
survivor benefit
On the other hand, deferring retirement age increases the value couples give life annuities with contingent survivor benefit.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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