lively
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Where is their home, if not in a lively city or a stuffy museum?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Kevin Hartnett’s “The Proof in the Code” is a lively and very human account of how we got here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Well, it’s certainly lively, but in a boisterous way that made me regret I had left my couch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
"I expect a lot from the beginning. It could be a bit wild, but I accept that. It just has to be lively."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Or get bottle-fed, if you’re a small blind kitten with a white dot between your eyes that only needs a little extra love to become a pouncing, lively mouser.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
He’s tried livelier cruise lines, and nothing compares to a library stocked with first-edition books and the certainty that no children will be running down the halls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Some players are thriving on the livelier surfaces - but others are cursing them.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Some pilgrims trickle through during the week, while on weekends the area grows somewhat livelier as Iraqis visit the sacred sites.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
It was livelier now, but it seemed certain that no one would get hired today.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
She looked a little bit like a Saint Bernard that just lost its keg, but since she agreed to work on this, she’s gotten a little livelier and more opinionated.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
Welcome to Lukyanivka, one of the most heavily bombed neighborhoods in Ukraine’s capital city, but still one of the liveliest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Black Friday—the nickname for the day after Thanksgiving—may be an unofficial holiday, but it has earned the reputation of being one of the liveliest shopping days of the year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
In fact, the reviewer found Whale "the liveliest natural new personality to turn up on TV for ages", saying he possessed "a surfeit of punch and charisma".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
The liveliest thing about nightlife in Woodland were the stars: The lack of city lights meant the stars sparkled more brightly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
The liveliest medium of all is the blogosphere.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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