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lifeblood

[lahyf-bluhd] / ˈlaɪfˌblʌd /




NOUN
whole blood
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“Transparency is the lifeblood of free markets, and it’s also the lifeblood of policy reform,” Webb told these pages three months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Data centers are the lifeblood of the AI industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

PdVSA is effectively Venezuela’s alter ego, tied at the hip given that oil remains the lifeblood of the economy.

From Barron's

PdVSA is effectively Venezuela’s alter ego, tied at the hip given that oil remains the lifeblood of the economy.

From Barron's

Energy exports are the lifeblood of the Russian economy.

From The Wall Street Journal