lifesaver
Example Sentences
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The low unemployment rate, perhaps the biggest surprise of the postpandemic labor market, has been a lifesaver for the economy.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026
This new capital has been a lifesaver for private-equity firms, many of which have struggled to raise money from institutional investors for nearly four years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The World Service is "an absolute lifesaver" in some countries, said 78-year-old writer Jennifer Kavanagh.
From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025
But it didn’t yield era-defining singles like the pandemic lifesaver “Future Nostalgia” did.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025
For all the scepticism of film music among ‘serious’ composers, cinema was a lifesaver for classical music.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.