from life
idiom
of a painting, drawing, etc.
: from looking at an actual person, object, etc.
drawings done from life rather than from photographs
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What once seemed like science fiction is now becoming a reality as companies look to space to manufacture everything from life-saving pharmaceuticals to artificial tissues.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Brom went from life in a medium-security prison to one in a halfway house — but not in Olmsted County.
—Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
On the day the toddler was removed from life support, her father was charged with capital murder.
—Dan Slepian, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) confirmed García-Hernández's death in an earlier post, and wrote that he'd been taken to Parkland Hospital in a critical condition after the attack, but had later succumbed to his injuries after being removed from life support.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Brom went from life in a medium-security prison to one in a halfway house — but not in Olmsted County.
—Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
On the day the toddler was removed from life support, her father was charged with capital murder.
—Dan Slepian, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) confirmed García-Hernández's death in an earlier post, and wrote that he'd been taken to Parkland Hospital in a critical condition after the attack, but had later succumbed to his injuries after being removed from life support.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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“From life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20life. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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