lifesaving
Americanadjective
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(especially of a medical treatment or facility) preventing deaths.
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used in rescuing people who are in danger of drowning.
noun
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The institute focuses on advancing research into difficult and complex diseases while helping promising laboratory findings move more quickly toward potentially lifesaving treatments for patients.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
"But several lifesaving supply lines in WHO's Aden warehouse are already at zero stock, including trauma kits and essential medicines," Heinzelmann said, appealing for more funding.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
“MacArthur Park’s progress belongs to the residents, workers, promotoras, outreach teams, and community organizations who do this critical, lifesaving work every single day,” Roochnik said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Yet money spent on solar panels can’t be spent on lifesaving drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“But it’s not sewing sewing. It’s like lifesaving sewing.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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