Example Sentences

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Livelihoods - and even the viability of the lake itself - are at risk from the level of pollution in Lough Neagh, angling groups and politicians have warned.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023

Fattal, now the executive director of the Center for Rural Livelihoods in Oregon, said that although he doesn’t actively associate with other former hostages, he feels kinship with others who have been imprisoned.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2022

Livelihoods aside, the flooding also has many worried about fresh disease outbreaks.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2021

“We will see a complete collapse of economies and livelihoods. Livelihoods will be wiped out in a way we have never seen before,” she warned.

From Washington Times • Apr. 5, 2020

"I'm so angry. Livelihoods are at stake," one questioner said, asking for assurances that officials would make good decisions rather than "look out for their own interests and self-preservation."

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2018