lifeline

Backers said it could be a lifeline to local news organizations, many of which have struggled to maintain staffing levels over the past two decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Editor’s note: The national suicide and crisis lifeline is available by calling or texting 988.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The market thrived on a river trade route to India, which had become a lifeline.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

As it has expanded, private credit has become a critical lifeline for fintech lenders that don’t have a balance sheet and need constant funding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Then, in 2002, Luma’s grandmother Munawar, her lifeline to her family in Jordan, died.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Rachel Mulrenan, Ramblers' campaigns manager, said local paths were "lifelines" which connected people with green space, fresh air, and mental and physical health.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

"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

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

Treasury said it froze $344 million of Iranian-owned cryptocurrency held in digital wallets to target the country’s lifelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

I held out my hand and let her three matted braids tickle the lifelines in my hand.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat