alive with
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In the Western Conference, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander kept his incredible scoring streak alive with 40 points as the reigning NBA champions Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a 122-102 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Air traffic control’s communications came alive with surprised pilots who saw the accident, some of whom took photos and shot videos of the flaming streaks in the sky:
From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026
Outdoors, the yard is alive with 17-year cicadas who are generating an increasingly eerie background hum while cheerful daytime television hosts lightly suggest ways to turn the situation into a positive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
The Irish could have kept the rivalry alive with a scheduling tweak that would have helped both teams, but refused.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
It was a magical place, alive with music that spilled onto the busy streets from tenement windows and full of colors and smells that filled my senses and made my heart beat faster.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
