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lives

American  
[lahyvz] / laɪvz /

noun

  1. the plural of life.


lives British  
/ laɪvz /

noun

  1. the plural of life

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 'time of their lives', is the gist.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Some of them choose to stay the course, figuring that remaining ignorant of their other lives' details is bliss.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023

Sara-Christine Dallain, who had worked beside them much of that time, was determined not to let their lives’ work die.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Asian lives’ voices were being unheard, and now we’re hearing them.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2021

Some people seem to think that a man and woman can 'live their own lives' quite apart from each other if they like.

From The Making of a Soul by Rhodes, Kathlyn

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