Definitions
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- noun A
personal floatation device (orPFD ) used to preventdrowning .
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Examples
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I wouldn't put it past them for being so selective on who gets tossed a lifepreserver and who is left to sink or swim on their own.
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"We are the lifeline for 25 to 33-percent of the county's population," Felt said, "What we're asking for amounts to throwing us a lifepreserver."
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"We are the lifeline for 25 to 33-percent of the county's population," Felt said, "What we're asking for amounts to throwing us a lifepreserver."
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Just in case you were under the naïve impression that the folks over at AIG give a damn (or are even a little grateful for the taxpayer lifepreserver that's still keeping them afloat), news today that executives never repaid $25 million in bonuses they promised to return ...
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