provide a living
Example Sentences
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Although they provide a living for thousands of people, agriculture and tourism account for relatively small parts of both the Israeli or Palestinian economies.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024
No population alive today is a perfect model of the past, but groups like the Hadza, who continue these traditions, provide a living example of how these systems work.
From Scientific American • Dec. 13, 2022
It requires a stretch of the imagination to think that all 50 states are going to somehow get enough money together to provide a living wage to child care workers.
From Slate • Nov. 30, 2021
“Address something of actual importance. Let me suggest a few. Healthcare availability, Education improvement, Infrastructure, Creating jobs that provide a living wage, The atrocious conditions of Alabama prisons, Homelessness, Veteran’s care,” she wrote.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2019
It had been impossible to maintain the productive capacity of the land at a level high enough to provide a living for the tillers of the soil.
From The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction by Bradley, Harriett
