livelihood
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Windsor sits across the Detroit River from the U.S., and the city relies on automotive manufacturing and U.S. trade for its economic livelihood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"We have no land to farm, no livestock to earn our livelihood from... this is all we know."
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
And not just because one of the leading contestants torched himself and his political livelihood in a bonfire of hubris and stupidity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
The extension of canals and steamboat travel to some extent complemented, rather than competed with, the road’s livelihood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
“He’s been kind of funny about it. Like he’s not sure. But I don’t see how he can’t go along with the others. It’s his livelihood, Brady. It’s what puts food on this table.”
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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