save the life of (someone)
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: to stop (someone) from dying or being killed
a surgical procedure that has saved the lives of thousands of people
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By then, detectives had already set out to find Bobby Tarr while, 85 miles to the north, surgeons were fighting to try to save the life of Chris Smith — a bullet still lodged in his brain.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
The only exception was to save the life of the pregnant person.
—Victoria Chamberlin, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Knowing your ABCs can save the life of a gunshot, car-crash or stabbing victim.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 July 2024
This means that carrying naloxone is principally about being prepared to save the life of someone else.
—Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
The only exception was to save the life of the pregnant person.
—Victoria Chamberlin, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Knowing your ABCs can save the life of a gunshot, car-crash or stabbing victim.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 29 July 2024
This means that carrying naloxone is principally about being prepared to save the life of someone else.
—Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Save the life of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20the%20life%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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