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lifeblood

[lahyf-bluhd] / ˈlaɪfˌblʌd /




NOUN
whole blood
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Its lifeblood of ideas is now the audience’s responsibility.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

The protagonist of Ibsen’s play, Dr. Thomas Stockmann, is a staff physician at the municipal spa baths, the town’s economic lifeblood.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Swift, a Belgium-based messaging system used by thousands of banks worldwide, is the lifeblood for much of international commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

"The technological revolution we are living through should mean young people become the fresh lifeblood our economy needs to adapt and grow," she said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

In 1884, at the age of twenty-seven, he moved to New York City, to be closer to the financial markets that pumped the lifeblood of the new industrial age.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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