subsistence
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The second of seven children in a family of subsistence farmers in rural Sinaloa, Zambada stopped attending school after the sixth grade, the defense memo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The average cost of housing an asylum seeker for one night in publicly-owned accommodation is £23.25, and £144 in a hotel - while subsistence payments range from £9.95 to £49.18 for each person per week.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
According to the chamber, materials excluded from the guidelines include shearling, vintage fur and fur obtained "by indigenous communities through traditional subsistence hunting practices".
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Jody Baxter lives with his parents on a subsistence farm in the Florida scrub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The meager harvests may be enough for subsistence but can rarely be brought to market because farm villages are often hours away on dirt roads from the nearest large town.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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