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

It’s likely that other similar situations have given rise to the adage that cats have nine lives.

From Scientific American • Jul. 24, 2023

Those and other Labor Day blazes burned more than 1.2 million acres in Oregon, destroyed upward of 5,000 homes and structures, and claimed nine lives.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

"Rose is back to galloping around the house as if nothing happened but I'm pretty sure she has used up one of her nine lives," Ms Webster said.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2023

An American battery, its slogan offering nine lives.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr