free living

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Environmental and public health researchers are drawing attention to a little-known group of pathogens that may pose a rising global danger: free living amoebae.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

After all, parasites like hematophages are the bedrock of the tree of life, outnumbering free living species by about 3 to 2.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024

“My beautiful Smile is pain free, living in her new body alongside Jesus,” Schneider, 62, wrote.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

“My beautiful Smile is pain free, living in her new body alongside Jesus,” Schneider wrote on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023

He was, however, of heavier build, derived apparently from free living, and restless, since he moved rapidly from point to point, speaking with train hands and others, his easy, good-fellow air invariably securing him courtesy.

From Sons and Fathers by Edwards, Harry Stillwell