nine lives
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A neo-traditionalist and pied piper for the New York downtown set, Keith and his nine lives most recently turned to Instagram after a stroke impaired his ability to speak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Juror number nine lives on the Upper East Side and works as a speech therapist.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
The crew launched a rescue boat and found the kitten clinging to one of his nine lives on an offshore piling.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
It’s likely that other similar situations have given rise to the adage that cats have nine lives.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2023
“When they say a cat has nine lives, I thought that God gave me ten,” he said.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
