livelihood
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“My livelihood is directly dependent on the environment,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
"We are almost left without any means of livelihood, because we don't receive a salary anywhere ... we are self-employed," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
But when it did, the flood threatened not only her home, but the livelihood she had spent years building.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
He had never had any interest in the family livelihood.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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The unrelenting dryness has brought hardship upon cattle ranchers, who say their livelihoods increasingly are under threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
"A change in a degree can translate to the loss of thousands of lives and livelihoods."
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
I won't take risks with people's jobs or their livelihoods or their family finances.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
State media said he met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in late July for talks that included the people’s livelihoods, securing resources, managing foreign currency and energy use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Well, since we’re claiming this is an emergency and that many livelihoods are at stake, I’d say three to six months.”
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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