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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Suspended from duty for pushing a golf cart (and its driver) into the ocean, Yancy’s me-time is interrupted when his precinct partner, Rogelio (John Ortiz), throws him a life raft in the form of a decomposing arm.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
Magee said four people were rescued from a life raft and appeared physically unharmed.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Officials notified vessels in the area of the situation by radio, and a boat was able to rescue four people on a life raft.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
All of these were rescued uninjured from a life raft, the report added.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
Magee said four people were rescued from a life raft and appeared physically unharmed.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
Officials notified vessels in the area of the situation by radio, and a boat was able to rescue four people on a life raft.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
All of these were rescued uninjured from a life raft, the report added.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Life raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20raft. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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