be alive

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One note for Miles, like Billie Holiday, like Cindy says, that’s enough to understand all the whys and all the reasons why it’s sacred to be alive.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

In these kinds of cases, family members are often left asking an unthinkable question: Would their loved one still be alive if they’d received the necessary care?

From Salon • May 15, 2026

On Tuesday, when ap Iorwerth was elected to lead Welsh government, his father told ITV that he felt "extremely proud and very glad to be alive" to see his son become first minister.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Speaking on BBC Radio Wales, he said: "It feels good to be alive and get the prize, rather than to be dead and pick it up. It is strange that that is the case."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Maybe she would still be alive if she’d had an easier time of it.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone