life raft
noun
: a raft usually made of wood or an inflatable material and designed for use by people forced into the water
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In the gathering storm of uncertainty hovering over all major industries, Wan compared traceability to a life raft.
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
Responding to a flare from the life raft, the skipper of a nearby ship rescued the survivors before calling the local coast guard, the report said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Their pads look deflated compared to the life rafts strapped to goalies today, the ones that make stringy 6-foot-4 bean poles look like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Because that $600 million in annual savings is his fiscal life raft in a city drowning in post-pandemic debt.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
Responding to a flare from the life raft, the skipper of a nearby ship rescued the survivors before calling the local coast guard, the report said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Their pads look deflated compared to the life rafts strapped to goalies today, the ones that make stringy 6-foot-4 bean poles look like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Because that $600 million in annual savings is his fiscal life raft in a city drowning in post-pandemic debt.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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“Life raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20raft. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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