alive

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Oil futures ended the session lower with the market keeping alive hopes for a deal to end the Middle East conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

These early animals looked very different from anything alive today.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's about how love can be the music in your heart that keeps you alive through all tragedies," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But the question remains, how does one keep a legacy alive?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“But while she was still alive, I told her of the one thing that could free her from her bindings.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff