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as in operating
being in effective operation
a living tradition of the holiday season a living culture that has survived a number of foreign invasions
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as in existing
having being at the present time
there are fewer than a dozen living former presidents
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as in breathing
having or showing life
is your hamster still living?
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as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated
an outdoor museum that is a living re-creation of a typical New England village circa 1840
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as in livelihood
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as in residing
to have a home
he lives next door to the hospital
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as in being
to have life
Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece
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Recent Examples of living
New York Times, 8 July 2024
Once the spirits have settled into their family homes to live and share meals as honored guests, more living relatives travel from far and wide to bring gifts and pay their respects.
—Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Their modularity goes unmatched, with endless configurations to best suit your living space.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Not only male and female, but also real and imaginary, poetry and prose, living and dead.
—New York Times, 8 July 2024
Once the spirits have settled into their family homes to live and share meals as honored guests, more living relatives travel from far and wide to bring gifts and pay their respects.
—Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
Complicated by economic pressures - from rising interest rates and inflation to the cost of living crises in the U.K. and the threat of recession in the U.S. - tactical budgets for standalone initiatives have shifted towards investment in broader skills and talent.
—Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Their modularity goes unmatched, with endless configurations to best suit your living space.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Under Proposition 309, voters casting mail-in ballots could provide a driver's license or non-operating identification license number, the last four digits of a social security number, or a unique identifying number provided by the secretary of state for voter registration purposes.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
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The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
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The video has garnered more than 3.4 million views, captivating digital audiences with its hauntingly realistic portrayal of a bygone era.Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The realistic goal setting by prioritizing the skill-relevant courses has assisted our employees in effectively dealing with this FOMO.Praveen Andapalli, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kucera acknowledged that not every big company executive wants personal protection as some individuals simply feel their livelihoods don't pose a direct risk to themselves or those in their orbit.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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About 35 percent of the community relies on Main Street shops and small businesses for their livelihood.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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The 42-year-old was born Ahmad Hussein al-Shara to Syrian parents residing in Saudi Arabia.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The couple, their dog and Ray’s mother, who was residing in a cabin on the property, were not harmed.Julie Tremaine, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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These updates aim to extend the operational life of the 61-year-old dam, which is a cornerstone of water management in the Colorado River Basin.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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From there, the company is in great need of an operational turnaround to address its bloated cost structure to bring Healthcare Realty more in line with peers, something else that Starboard has shown to have an expertise in from a board level.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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In short, Stifel’s optimism about Tesla’s ability to capitalize on a friendlier regulatory environment in its self-driving and other artificial intelligence applications far outweighs its tepid feelings toward Tesla’s extant EV business.Derek Saul, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Bilateral symmetry is the predominant trait of Earth's extant species, which provides a timeline of evolution from more than half a billion years ago to the present day.New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
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The hills of Park City are alive with talk of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival lineup.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The university teams' earlier research in 2022 calculated that about half of all Americans alive in 2015 were likely exposed to damaging levels of lead in their childhood, based on population survey data and known levels of leaded gasoline use in the country.Theara Coleman, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Jungle By Upton Sinclair As part of their advocacy for the natural, Lust and other irregular doctors also vehemently opposed vaccines.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The weave has natural flecking in it which is a result of keeping the wool fiber natural and undyed.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Living.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/living. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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