be alive
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An exploratory analysis showed that participants who received vitamin C were significantly more likely to be alive after approximately three years of follow-up than those who took a placebo.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Alejandra said she is convinced her brother would still be alive if jail authorities had paid closer attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
The absence of his wife, Cora, haunts him so thoroughly he wonders if she might yet be alive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Two brothers who contracted meningitis within a year of each other say they are lucky to be alive.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
In fact that is, in a way, how he happens to be alive at all, and how he was able to make his way here.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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