alive to
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“It’s heartbreaking for her to see this, but thankfully, she’s alive to see it,” Parente said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
The DUP minister said he was "alive to the implications of overspending" and its ramifications in future years.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
Apparent in his approach to aging is a drive “to move out into the ‘lane of high hopes,’” not to chase perfection but to stay alive to the effort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Whatever else may have changed, the impulse that’s guided Skarsgård all his life — to keep creating, to stay alive to the moment — remains intact.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
Matt Creighton’s grandfather had lived through the Revolution; Matt himself had survived the Mexican War; and Uncle Billy Jeffers, down the road, was still alive to tell tales of the War of 1812.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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