save lives
idiom
: to stop people from dying or being killed
If you donate blood, you might save a life.
The use of seat belts can save lives.
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Gonzales has pleaded not guilty in the case, which is a rare example of charges being brought against an officer who is accused of not doing more to save lives.
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Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Opening statements were made Tuesday in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of not doing more to save lives in the 2022 massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Adrian Gonzales, one of the first officers to respond to the 2022 attack, is charged with 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment in a rare prosecution of an officer accused of not doing more to save lives.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Doing so would honor his memory and save lives.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Opening statements were made Tuesday in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of not doing more to save lives in the 2022 massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Adrian Gonzales, one of the first officers to respond to the 2022 attack, is charged with 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment in a rare prosecution of an officer accused of not doing more to save lives.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Doing so would honor his memory and save lives.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Save lives.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20lives. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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