shot in the arm
Example Sentences
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"Deepak's words come as a shot in the arm in a society that often seems to have been overtaken by hatred and intolerance. They remind us that this is the 'real India', where everyone has the right to live and breathe as they please, and name their shop whatever they fancy," the report said.
From BBC
There is a business bigger than memory that no one is talking about, and it’s about to get a shot in the arm with what could be the biggest IPO in history this summer with SpaceX, a company we know well through various relationships.
From Barron's
Johnson’s Feb. 5 purchase was just the shot in the arm Lumen stock needed.
From Barron's
Drug giant Eli Lilly LLY 0.52%increase; green up pointing triangle says it plans to open a $3.5 billion plant in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, giving the region an economic shot in the arm and helping solidify its ambitions as a manufacturing hub.
He added Lawson would give the show a shot in the arm, writing: "She is spectacularly British, and manages to balance the sort of familiarity that will reassure existing viewers with a level of international first-name recognition that might even end up growing the audience."
From BBC
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