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But the monarchy is about continuity; it is an accretion of what has come before as well as a living thing that responds to the present.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

“We’re monitoring in real time any real living thing coming in contact with that building,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

“And it’s sad that people just don’t care about another living thing because they think it doesn’t belong there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Further, the disposal of pans poses significant dangers to the environment and, by extension, every living thing in it.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

A gust of wind swept through the clearing, billowing his cape up around him like a writhing, living thing.

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




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