life-and-death

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Jess Asato, another Labour critic of the legislation, said "a bill like this with such profound life-and-death impacts... must not be forced through without the scrutiny it deserves".

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Mr. Braude is suitably critical of his subject for her sometimes glib approach to life-and-death matters, and he pegs her appeal as “delivering hard news as if it was light gossip.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

The results were clear: For millions of people and several irreplaceable ecosystems, like coral reefs, the difference of half a degree of warming would be life-and-death.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2025

So you have an awareness how to sort of navigate potential life-and-death situations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Publicly, however, the parking meter had to stay so long as the mayor, the council, and the police force were locked in a life-and-death struggle with Onofre Martinez.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols