alive with
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“The Rhône is a land of olive oil,” he writes, “the Rhine a pasture full of butter, the Po alive with the aromas of Parmesan and prosciutto.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
When I first started, this river was black with fish, it was alive with fish.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
As such, the book serves as a buoyant yearbook for the Jazz Age and is alive with the slogans, social rituals, events and scandals that had so recently captivated America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“We likely see enough progress to keep the foundry alive, with a clear ability to beat-and-raise near term given server CPU shortages.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
And now suddenly, the whole place, the whole garden, seemed to be alive with magic.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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