come to life
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Hearing it will help the dress come to life.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
It could have come to life as a lesser kind of Ferrari, a diminished derivative of one of the company’s mainline GT cars, with a turbocharged V8 under the hood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Software stocks have come to life, with the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF rising in eight of the last 10 sessions and finishing at the top of the range all 10 days.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
The films, set in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present, have been hugely popular since the franchise launched in 1995.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
His face had come to life, and there was a light in his eyes.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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