lifeline

Example Sentences

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Then SpaceX handed the AI startup a $60 billion lifeline.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

By the end of 2022, China had become Tehran’s financial lifeline, buying more than 90% of its crude, according to U.S. lawmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Remittances from Cubans abroad, a lifeline for many, will no longer be channeled exclusively through the state, and money changers will also be allowed operate privately.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

For district critics, families in the core of urban L.A. suddenly had an education lifeline.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Right now, however,” Dr. Spires continued, throwing me a lifeline, “we need to do some tests and wait on the results before knowing Fig’s exact situation.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas