livelihood
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“My livelihood is directly dependent on the environment,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
"I wouldn't jeopardise my business by selling a fake. This is my livelihood," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"Our seas are not an empty void or a buffer zone between global powers -- they are our estate, our livelihood, and our identity as stewards of the sea."
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The argument went that we benefitted from compulsory education, as it provides a livelihood for formerly enslaved, who couldn’t find gainful employment after the war.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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Much of it can be subsistence looting, with people selling antiquities because their livelihoods have been disrupted by war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"Reconstruction might take the priority over reform," he said, pointing to devastated hydropower projects, destroyed communities and the urgent need to restore livelihoods.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
In the meantime it’s nice to see that the very real people who make their livelihoods building U.S. technical capacity are now speaking up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But residents still struggle to rebuild their livelihoods.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Second, it encourages a healthy fear of humans—discouraging the cubs from wandering onto farms and being shot by farmers protecting their livelihoods.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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