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"Two years ago competition at Heathrow wasn't on the cards and now is very much alive and kicking because the case for change is so strong," Arora said.

From BBC May 15, 2026

Dude-bro culture is alive and kicking, especially in a highly energized manosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

In other words mRNA-recipes of certain proteins show that the viruses are alive and kicking.

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 2024

I thought you had the royals and a few barons with meaningless titles, but actually there’s still aristocrats who are very much alive and kicking in the U.K.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2024

Most likely they wouldn’t be doing no more flying but they should still be alive and kicking.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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