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

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

From Scientific American • Jul. 24, 2023

However, he added that "strange things do happen... and, like cats, politicians often have nine lives".

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023

He has nine lives, to mix all the possible metaphors about a survivor in politics.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023

My mom grumbled it was like the House of Stray Cats, folks using their nine lives.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith