nine lives

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Two more people have died in the Sierra, adding to the toll of a deadly winter season that last week claimed nine lives in the Castle Peak avalanche.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

There is a saying that "cats have nine lives" - but the Lionesses seem to have an infinite number at Euro 2025.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

The crew launched a rescue boat and found the kitten clinging to one of his nine lives on an offshore piling.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

It’s likely that other similar situations have given rise to the adage that cats have nine lives.

From Scientific American • Jul. 24, 2023

“Lamont, this cannot go on. Even a cat has only nine lives, and we don’t have that many.”

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck