nine lives

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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

However, he added that "strange things do happen... and, like cats, politicians often have nine lives".

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023

At different points, M3gan was winning or Mittens was winning, then ultimately, Mittens defeated M3gan, and the cats came back because cats have nine lives.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2023

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

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck