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“That seems like a perfect way to get us all killed and fix nothing. Especially when the things down there in the auditorium are either already dead or were never alive to begin with.”
From Literature
“It’s heartbreaking for her to see this, but thankfully, she’s alive to see it,” Parente said.
From Los Angeles Times
Sir Keir is one of only two people alive to have led the Labour Party to a general election victory – and a 174-seat majority at that.
From BBC
“I want everyone alive to have free, clean water, food, healthcare, education, shelter/housing, and have more time to pursue passions and hobbies. Is that really so radical??”
From Los Angeles Times
Seated before a crisply, powdered blue 1965 Mustang on a turntable, the exhibit’s first major room comes alive to simulate movement as the surrounding four walls use projections to place us on idealized versions of Venice Beach and Route 66.
From Los Angeles Times
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