Lifelines

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of lifeline form-of, plural

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line of lifeaegisarm guardbackstopbolt holebolt-hole

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"Fiber-optic cables are the lifelines for connecting Internet users on different continents. This latest project is part of a surge in new transpacific cable construction projects, driven primarily by increasing demand in Asia."

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