alive to
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It then changed the instructions, according to the Associated Press, after local police issued a statement asking the public to capture and turn in American pilots alive to security agencies to “receive a precious prize.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"While Al Fayed is no longer alive to face prosecution, we have always been determined to bring anyone who is suspected to have played a part in his offending to justice," Craggs added.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
A recent poll of corporate chief executives indicates that the business leaders are fully alive to negative trends that may yet be undiscerned by ordinary Americans.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Schneider said he and many of those active in the Yiddish scene are alive to the "danger of becoming really wrapped in a ball of nostalgia and wistfulness".
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
If you’ve been run over by a train and you’re alive to know it, what can surprise you after that?
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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