daily bread

noun

: the food a person needs every day
people working to earn their daily bread

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Novelty becomes the name of the game in lieu of our mundane daily bread. Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025 There are more daily bread issues contained in the other ten topics. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026 Since then, missions in which robots replace human soldiers have become the unit’s daily bread and butter. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Between one appointment and another, or even on their way home, people find in bakeries both a comfortable third space to gather, or simply a steadfast place to buy their daily bread and carry on. Rafael Tonon, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for daily bread

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“Daily bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily%20bread. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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