subsistence
Example Sentences
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A decade and a half of gloom followed, during which, Mr. Gittlitz notes, the atmosphere of Dust Bowl privation at Shea was underscored by corn and tomato plants growing like subsistence crops in the bullpen.
Nearly half of India's population also continues to rely on agriculture for subsistence.
From Barron's
State Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond described his childhood subsistence on food stamps, free school lunches and surplus government cheese.
From Los Angeles Times
In any case, he says, “in modern welfare states, the struggle for subsistence has been abolished.”
The plan would entail measures such as moving to subsistence agriculture, using collective dining halls and instituting strict food rationing.
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