breadline

Example Sentences

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"Households have come to rely on this money. No one uses it for anything fancy. You're still on the breadline all the time."

From BBC

In its report, the committee said that removing the top-up in April would force hundreds of thousands of families below the breadline and drag those already in poverty "down into destitution".

From BBC

It could push an additional 88 million to 115 million people below the breadline this year and as many as 150 million by the end of next year.

From Reuters

Among the most memorable are the Depression-era photos of men standing in breadlines, huddled in long coats and fedoras, their eyes large with fear.

From Seattle Times

Its job is to make sure the funds were used to help save jobs and keep Americans off breadlines and were not siphoned by fraudsters or otherwise abused or wasted.

From Reuters