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alive

[uh-lahyv] / əˈlaɪv /




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"If I am to keep myself alive and quiet, I must forget - try to forget - which is not possible," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Oil futures ended the session lower with the market keeping alive hopes for a deal to end the Middle East conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

These early animals looked very different from anything alive today.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“The memory trade is alive and well,” and investors are at an inflection point where they need to decide if dynamics within the cyclical industry have changed for good, said Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C.J.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The snake is alive, fighting, rattling its tail.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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