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life-or-death

[lahyf-er-deth] / ˈlaɪf ərˈdɛθ /




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Related: They have millions in the bank — but without kids, who makes their life-or-death decisions?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Poly households who end up hiring lawyers are most often throuples or foursomes seeking to protect jointly held assets, parent children in common and ensure they can care for one another in life-or-death crises.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Noting the life-or-death stakes of transportation safety regulations, Horton said the agency’s leaders “want to go fast and break things, but going fast and breaking things means people are going to get hurt.”

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Dr Gillespie said issues with availability can mean they are often called into highly emotional situations at short notice, sometimes moving between a christening and a life-or-death situation in hospital.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

We don’t often think about the role of time in life-or-death situations, perhaps because Hollywood has distorted our sense of what happens in a violent encounter.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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