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alive day

alive day
 n.— «But one of the things we’ve seen among some of the folks is the point where they’ll celebrate their “I’m alive!” day. Things could be worse.» —“Woodbridge soldier back home” by Jeff Hood Record (Stockston, California) Dec. 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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