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“They’re out there in the zero-barrier-to-entry internet creating a groundswell that is allowing them to make a living,” he said.

The nearly 30 million people living in the Amazon region, and across Brazil, need and want to make a living.

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Working 9 to 5 has been the way to make a living since the 1940s.

Raised in an artistic family, Rev. McDonald had always evinced a creative side—during some of her most trying periods she designed and sold clothing and hats on the streets of Manhattan to make a living.

Kai Welp, the head of GEMA's legal department, said it was "crucial for authors receive remuneration for the commercial exploitation of their works so that they can make a living".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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