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alive

[uh-lahyv] / əˈlaɪv /




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Victory keeps Bayern's hopes of winning the Treble alive, with semi-finals against Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup and Paris St-Germain in the Champions League to come this month.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

I remember how alive and animated her face became during that brief connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"Within living memory, our streets, parks and gardens were alive with buzzing insects, hopping frogs, singing birds and bustling hedgehogs," Harris said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“As you saw, the Paramount lot is alive again,” Ellison said after the video.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Postmortem photographs of children showed their bodies posed as if asleep or with toys as if still alive.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock