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What does lifeblood mean?

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Noun
  1. Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.
  2. (figuratively) That which is required for continued existence or function.
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Something must be done to halt the alarming decline in television audiences on whom it depends for its lifeblood.
The African approach to time has delved irrefragably into her very lifeblood.
Retained firefighters come from all walks of life and are the lifeblood of the brigade in rural areas.
Promoting juvenile talent is the lifeblood and future of any sporting club.
Principals may take the limelight in a musical but chorus work is the lifeblood of it.
More than 95 percent of the mature Fraser firs in the park are dead, robbed of their lifeblood and poisoned by a toxin injected by the adelgid.

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