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Recent Examples of life-and-death
William eventually makes his way to the church to ask Jamie for help on a life-and-death matter.
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Sometimes a challenge is genuinely life-and-death, or involves dire consequences; other times, the obstacles in your path may be lower stakes, but still feel frustratingly immovable.
—Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Just as the series addresses human behavior under extreme duress and life-and-death situations, Season 2 also illustrates how easily people can inflict pain and violence on others when they are emboldened by a sliver of power.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
As time starts running out, emotions intensify, resulting in a love triangle with life-and-death stakes.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Sometimes a challenge is genuinely life-and-death, or involves dire consequences; other times, the obstacles in your path may be lower stakes, but still feel frustratingly immovable.
—Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Just as the series addresses human behavior under extreme duress and life-and-death situations, Season 2 also illustrates how easily people can inflict pain and violence on others when they are emboldened by a sliver of power.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
As time starts running out, emotions intensify, resulting in a love triangle with life-and-death stakes.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for life-and-death
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However, housing experts have warned that Donald Trump's policies could have a negative impact on construction efforts across the U.S. Tariffs on Canada could increase the cost of softwood lumber, a crucial material used in homebuilding which the U.S. imports heavily from its neighbor.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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But the rookie’s up-and-down performances through the past three games reflect the growing pains of learning to function as a crucial member of the starting lineup.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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Connor McDavid, who assisted on Draisaitl’s decisive tally, has only 85 points to sit fourth in NHL scoring.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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But in a manner which belied her age, Andreeva refocused in the decisive set by breaking her Polish opponent twice in the first five games and ran away to clinch her second victory over Świątek in as many tournaments.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Just as ecosystems survive unpredictable conditions through adaptation, organizations must embrace change at a fundamental level.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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But to reduce this moment to a Euro-American clash, let alone to resort to clichés about the supposedly essential qualities of Europe and the United States, would be a fundamental mistake.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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For leaders this serves as a critical warning: the relentless pursuit of productivity without regard for the multifaceted nature of human identity can lead to a workforce that is disengaged, unfulfilled and ultimately less innovative.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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But the critical number in this election is 802, the exceptionally low number of voters who cast ballots in that district election.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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The team made several changes to its management structure, but a higher involvement of General Motors is believed to have been the key factor that led to its bid being accepted.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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This phase helps define what success looks like and establishes key milestones.—
Mark Johnson,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The basic Hulu subscription with ads is $9.99 per month, while the Disney+, Hulu Bundle basic starts at $10.99/month.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Yet my students still lack the basic resources that every Connecticut student should have.—
Jeremy DeLuca,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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Gherardi was a pivotal figure in the eyewear industry.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
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The task demanding such heroic efforts was to select the American wines that would compete in the reenactment of one of modern history’s most pivotal wine competitions.—
David Rosoff,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Life-and-death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/life-and-death. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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