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lifeblood

noun

Definition of lifeblood

as in life

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Recent Examples of lifeblood Mayor Lynn Crawford has said protecting the village includes balancing public safety with tourism, the lifeblood of its economy. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 That’s the price of keeping energy and goods flowing when enemies strike at the lifeblood of their economies. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 His first full-time job out of college was in Bismarck, North Dakota, where hockey was the lifeblood, not basketball. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Packed with nutrients like nitrogen, which is a key part of plants’ diets, soil organic matter is the lifeblood of the pedosphere. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifeblood

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Noun

Believing her daughter’s life was on the line, Del Mastro followed the caller’s instructions for five hours.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Three of those defendants, in agreements, pleaded guilty to capital murder and were sentenced to life without parole.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of life

Noun

Against the backdrop of seemingly endless violence, artists banded together and dabbled in soul, disco, and jazz as a salve to their suffering.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
After Esther’s soul-searching decision to separate, the third season of the show, now streaming, tracks the fallout of their life apart.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of soul

Noun

The Sweetest Kill is produced by Atomic Features, in association with Shakti Sol Productions.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
David Gallego handled cinematography, Shakti Bhagchandani the editing, and the production design is courtesy of Jamie Morgan Lapsley.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of Shakti

Noun

In the spirit of B-movie icons like Roger Corman, the film was shot in four days for $40,000 in order to celebrate Chris LaMartina’s 40th birthday.

— William Earl, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
In that spirit, three articles offering guidance across the course of a woman’s life were published Monday in Circulation.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

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