subsistence
Example Sentences
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"The recent expansion in employment reflects economic distress leading to subsistence work, rather than growth-driven better quality job creation," they say.
From BBC
Together, these remains point to a balanced subsistence strategy that combined fishing, hunting, gathering, and farming.
From Science Daily
In the South, entire families worked long hours for subsistence wages in company-owned villages.
The two companies, which operate and manage Scotland's nationalised ferry networks, have spent £1,016,162 on remuneration, subsistence, accommodation, flights and car hires on staff visiting the Turkish yard since 2022.
From BBC
Its agro-ecological diversity is critical for subsistence farming and staple food crops, such as avocados, cassava and maize, as well as export products like cocoa, coffee, bananas and cotton.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
