Answer: Crew.
Explanation: For eg. <em>The crew repelled the pirate attack and escaped unhurt.</em>
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The heart is not actually running
No, because it can be in a serious sense like "They had a sunny day at the beach" but in a mocking tone like "The day was sunny, mocking me at the loss of my wife in that fire, one year ago today"