breadwinner
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Williams’s older brother used the press to launch a modest job-printing business, but in 1861 he joined the Union Army, leaving the household without a breadwinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
“It’s not surprising that families would prioritize the man being the breadwinner to make more money because families need more money” to pay for healthcare, child care and more.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The family is now calling for his body to be brought back to India and seeking financial assistance from the government, saying he was the household's sole breadwinner.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
He’s also a breadwinner again for his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
On the very eve of our trip, Albus’s mother, Kendra, died, leaving Albus the head, and sole breadwinner, of the family.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
One is that its stars are their family’s breadwinners.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
The result: Most breadwinners still have jobs, and they are still spending.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
“These weren’t criminals. They worked, they were the breadwinners of their house and their families were scared without them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
"Up to 300 women work during the peak harvesting season. Many are sole breadwinners who can now take care of their families," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
On July 20, 1881, during a terrific squall, sixty-three breadwinners were engulfed in the thwarting currents of the Sound of Yell.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
