subsistence

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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 the South, entire families worked long hours for subsistence wages in company-owned villages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Together, these remains point to a balanced subsistence strategy that combined fishing, hunting, gathering, and farming.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

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

We know that in Jomon times it supported great regional diversity of subsistence techniques and of pottery styles and was never unified politically.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond