scratching out
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Just 10% of Kenyan workers have formal jobs, meaning millions, especially young people, are scratching out a living on the edges of the economy, according to the World Bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2025
“My future life would flow out of this crucial choice because, once I had this precious instrument in my hands, I started scratching out three chords over which I sang snatches of my own melodies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2024
“We call it scratching out a line,” McNeill said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
If you go to the main Hamburg train station, then you’ll see a lot of those people scratching out their existence.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 1, 2023
He was busy scratching out some kind of essay.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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