alive to
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She was alive to folklore that told of fairies and elves and the lingering dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It then changed the instructions, according to the Associated Press, after local police issued a statement asking the public to capture and turn in American pilots alive to security agencies to “receive a precious prize.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Pepe was the only one alive to the moment in there.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Despite having £1.3bn in orders in the current quarter alone, Robbins is alive to comparisons with the dotcom collapse.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
It had taken the smartest man alive to defeat it, and she was surrounded by the not-smartest people alive.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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