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25 changes: 23 additions & 2 deletions src/doc/trpl/lifetimes.md
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# }
```

uses it. So why do we need a lifetime here? We need to ensure that any
reference to the contained `i32` does not outlive the containing `Foo`.
uses it. So why do we need a lifetime here? We need to ensure that any reference
to a `Foo` cannot outlive the reference to an `i32` it contains.

If you have multiple references, you can use the same lifetime multiple times:

```rust
fn x_or_y<'a>(x: &'a str, y: &'a str) -> &'a str {
# x
# }
```

This says that `x` and `y` both are alive for the same scope, and that the
return value is also alive for that scope. If you wanted `x` and `y` to have
different lifetimes, you can use multiple lifetime parameters:

```rust
fn x_or_y<'a, 'b>(x: &'a str, y: &'b str) -> &'a str {
# x
# }
```

In this example, `x` and `y` have different valid scopes, but the return value
has the same lifetime as `x`.

## Thinking in scopes

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