lifeline
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The Colorado River, a critical water lifeline for seven states, has shrunk dramatically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
She might not have saved the world, but she threw a big part of it a lifeline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Purchases by Hengli and other teapots also explain how China continues to provide a financial lifeline to Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
When Susan Jamison was diagnosed with epilepsy as a teenager in 1986, sodium valproate felt like a lifeline.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nick is back, holding on to this acoustic guitar like a lifeline.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
"But there is also a serious point about how we communicate with each other and how these phone boxes are often vital rural lifelines."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
But "the lack of key lifelines -- water, power" has hit locals hard, said Hiroyuki Matsushima, 53, who works at a supermarket in Yatsushiro, one of the districts where shaking was strongest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The construction workers "lacked safety gear" like hardhats, boots, safety belts and lifelines, and worked under poor lighting and with no visible safety signages, she added.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Treasury said it froze $344 million of Iranian-owned cryptocurrency held in digital wallets to target the country’s lifelines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The lifelines in my father’s palms were named after Caroline and me.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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