breadwinner
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Gomez, who is the breadwinner of his family, says his monthly supply of medication costs $1,500 a bottle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
“It’s not surprising that families would prioritize the man being the breadwinner to make more money because families need more money” to pay for healthcare, child care and more.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Over the same 50 years, the share of marriages in which the wife is the sole or primary breadwinner roughly tripled, from about 5% to 16%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Then there is Syed Haider Shah, whose son Adil - a pony rider and the family's sole breadwinner - was killed as he tried to shield tourists, guiding them away from the attackers.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Katherine was now the mother and father, the love and the discipline, the carrot and the stick, and the sole breadwinner.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
They are typically mid-career and are often primary breadwinners.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The welfare system attempted to replace family breadwinners, but it turned out that those breadwinners were providing more than money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
One is that its stars are their family’s breadwinners.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
"Up to 300 women work during the peak harvesting season. Many are sole breadwinners who can now take care of their families," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
We have an average of about three breadwinners to each two families, so that every person unemployed does not represent a family without income.
From State of the Union Address by Herbert Hoover
