Lifeline [noun]

There are also few other ways to look at this deal, beyond Uber’s own decision to double down on its lifeline in the pandemic, food delivery.

The stimulus check he just received was a lifeline for food and rent.

A federal economic relief package passed by Congress in March promised to provide a lifeline for hospitals, particularly those in rural communities where many facilities struggled to survive even before the coronavirus pandemic.

Yet not all lower- and middle-income nations are waiting for a lifeline.

In the midst of a pandemic, when companies of all sizes have struggled, Amazon undoubtedly extended a lifeline to more than a few.

As an essential store, Walmart became a lifeline for many Americans during the pandemic.

Netflix, HBO Max, and similar services have become a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans during the pandemic, allowing them to binge watch programs at a time of their choosing.

Then this Starbucks barista became a lifeline for a boy with cancer.

We are relying on the industry’s infrastructure, production capacity, and scientific know-how to throw the world a lifeline during this pandemic.

Although it wasn’t designed for the pandemic, it’s been a lifeline to many women and their advocates over the past few months.