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[liv] / lɪv /








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“His legacy will continue to live on through his children and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

But, increasingly, the company’s future hinges on live events.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Norway did exactly that, beating the five-time champions 2-1, so BBC Sport pundit Rooney confirmed live on air that he would take on the challenge in the US.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

"We live off tourism. If the tourists don't come, we're in trouble," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

It’s a brief and involuntary occurrence that I live with.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The team bases its conclusion on the fact that Laron syndrome is caused by a mutation in the growth hormone receptor in the liver.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Certain cancer types, including gastric, liver, bone and lung cancer, had particularly high rates of flagged studies.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

The liver is then extracted and treated before serving, perhaps pan-seared or smeared cold on bread.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Through a series of experiments, the researchers found that DT-109 disrupted this chain of events, helping restore the health of both the gut and the liver.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

‘Cold liver pudding and chicken salad sandwiches and pie.’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

But Cult is assaying the livest of stories.

From Time Sep. 5, 2017

Since most Britons fear they may go cold next winter, the coal problem is the livest issue in Britain today.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I'm the livest, kickingest person you ever saw," he fumed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her late-night calls to reporters once made her phone line the livest wire in Washington.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus, whether thou livest or whether thou diest is much the same to me.

From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia

She lives modestly and is grateful for the inheritance, but she’s unsure of the best way to handle it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Aipa Surf, the board company founded by Kolby’s grandfather, shared a statement following his death saying that the young surfer had “a way with touching the lives of whoever he met.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

We already know that chronic stress takes years off our lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

"To know that it has the sort of impact on people's lives, and still does, that's something that I don't think we could have guessed at," he says.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

I was angry back at her, hysterical almost, saying all manner of things I should not have said, about Papi going off and leaving us, about how parents always ruin the lives of their children.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

For years now, Eric and I have both lived in my house.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

First, the scientists studied about 100 individuals with Laron syndrome and about 1,600 relatives of normal height who lived in the same villages.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Sall, who has lived in Morocco since leaving Senegal, had announced Tuesday that he would travel to Dakar for the visit to see Faye.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

We lived modestly, and he knows he can’t take anything he saved with him when he dies.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Iditarod is a ghost town, just a few shacks left over from the gold rush, when ten thousand people lived there.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

If she’s been living modestly because she couldn’t afford to spend more, the inheritance may be money she can put to good use now.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

The internet was slower and the information more avoidable; both waiting and anticipation were part of the standard framework of living.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

There nothing wrong with that, but it isn’t the same as living a vital life.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Although the vision of turning the cold, dusty planet into a living world has inspired generations, most scientists viewed it as far beyond our technological reach.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

And while he was less likely to get hurt than a living animal, drowning was one of the most dangerous dangers to undead creatures.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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