livelihood
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Anticipated regret—FOMO—is insidious, but it isn’t as strong as the fear of losing your livelihood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
A few kilometres from Kinshasa, small-scale fishing still provides a livelihood for more than 600 families on the small river island of Kimpoko.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
And not just because one of the leading contestants torched himself and his political livelihood in a bonfire of hubris and stupidity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Parts of the novel are set in Ekwe’s village, where his farming family struggles to negotiate threats to its livelihood.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
To them farming is a lifestyle not a livelihood.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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