élan vital

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Noun
  • Gold remained a lifeblood of the nation into modern times.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In July, the chipmaker became the first public company to surpass a market capitalization of $4 trillion, as its chips remain the lifeblood of the AI boom.
    Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That’s partly because scientists know relatively little about what makes marine life sick.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Join 400,000+ life-long learners exploring and improving with the world’s biggest thinkers.
    Big Think, Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
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“élan vital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9lan%20vital. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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