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life-giving

[lahyf-giv-ing] / ˈlaɪfˌgɪv ɪŋ /


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The erosion of medical care’s fundamental nature as life-giving, hence the American Medical Association’s continued opposition to the practice.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

There were folks in the audience who didn’t think that was anything to laugh at; the unmistakably sour expression on James Burrows’ face as Rogen skipped to the stage was life-giving.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2025

But those planets are far away from our life-giving Sun.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2025

After scraping you’ll likely be left with subsoil, layers of clay or sand, that lack the life-giving nutrients plants require.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2025

They moved closer over the grass and touched the sleepers softly with nose, paw, whiskers, bathing in the life-giving warmth they gave off, but being infinitely careful not to wake them.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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