nine lives

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Two more people have died in the Sierra, adding to the toll of a deadly winter season that last week claimed nine lives in the Castle Peak avalanche.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

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

But they do have nine lives, which is too bad.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck