livelihood
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She fretted that she’d be unable to rebuild her audience and livelihood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"People depend on millet for livelihood. We depend on electricity for livelihood", the 40-year-old told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Drolma’s livelihood depends on her ability to spot the best mushrooms at the auction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
“My livelihood is directly dependent on the environment,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
By striking, an African worker stood not only to lose his job but his entire livelihood and his right to stay in the area in which he was living.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Meanwhile, fishermen and tourism workers fear for their livelihoods.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The state and church controlled where and how they lived, the type of schooling for children, the language they spoke, and how they could practice their culture, religion and traditional livelihoods, it said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
They had their lives and livelihoods turned upside-down due to the now dropped charges, the lawyers said.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Bass had previously cited the uncertainty of the merger as a detriment to Hollywood workers’ livelihoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
On Monday, May 29, the first day of the stay-at-home, hundreds of thousands of people risked their jobs and livelihoods by not going to work.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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