subsistence
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Jody Baxter lives with his parents on a subsistence farm in the Florida scrub.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
State Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond described his childhood subsistence on food stamps, free school lunches and surplus government cheese.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
In addition, many present-day hunter-gatherer societies still include scavenging as part of their subsistence practices, demonstrating that it remains a practical and effective strategy.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026
She said the extra amount - £23,000 - was for travel and subsistence costs which covered flights to and from Turkey, hotel accommodation, and general subsistence costs.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
In their subsistence modes, Polynesians ranged from the hunter-gatherers of the Chathams, through slash-and-burn farmers, to practitioners of intensive food production living at some of the highest population densities of any human societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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