lifeline

While the recent federal actions offered a lifeline for Powell, they shifted water around rather than addressing systemwide deficits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

"Triple lock is vital to ward off pensioner poverty" reads the Sunday Express's headline, adding: "Campaigners say devastating new report on plight of UK elderly proves lifeline must stay".

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

“They’re a lifeline for working Americans who may not otherwise have a dignified retirement.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

For our early ancestors, body fat was a lifeline: too little could mean starvation, too much could slow you down.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Her hand reaches out and I clutch it like a lifeline.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

"But there is also a serious point about how we communicate with each other and how these phone boxes are often vital rural lifelines."

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Aschenbrenner scrambled for lifelines while preparing for his unfortunately timed wedding in a seaside town in Northern California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

But "the lack of key lifelines -- water, power" has hit locals hard, said Hiroyuki Matsushima, 53, who works at a supermarket in Yatsushiro, one of the districts where shaking was strongest.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

The construction workers "lacked safety gear" like hardhats, boots, safety belts and lifelines, and worked under poor lighting and with no visible safety signages, she added.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

“Now then, Charles,” said Mr. Lemoncello, “would you like to utilize any of your remaining lifelines? Perhaps an Extreme Challenge? An Ask an Expert?”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein