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Lifeboats have appeared in the distance, but the current is beating against the schools.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Lifeboats have been scrambled to the scene and the Clacton beach patrol team is assisting in finding the missing person.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2022

Lifeboats on the River Thames helped evacuate the area, which is popular with tourists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2017

Lifeboats do not last long on the open sea.

From Economist • Apr. 28, 2016

Lifeboats ... madhouses ... gamblers' wives ... all done to the right sort of moaning.

From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert