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On Wednesday, Khan will bring top-tier professional boxing to Nigeria for the first time on the country's Independence Day, when the streets of Lagos will be alive with parades, music and national pride.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

Normally for an evening game, the field would be alive with Mariners players, preparing for that night’s game.

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2022

Their eyes might be alive with anxiety or dead with remorse, but they gaze at the waves, as if silently telling their secrets to the ocean.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2019

Many parts of South Asia will be alive with color this week in celebration of Holi.

From New York Times Mar. 23, 2016

Only when it fairly shimmered, when it seemed in its sleekness to be alive with the potential for speed, did Pocock pronounce the boat ready for use.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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