live with

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: to put up with : accept, tolerate

had to live with their decision

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Leilani Gonzalez lived with the Franklins for a year at age ten before returning to the care of her biological father. — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 On April 1, Shawnda Jackson, the girl's grandmother, said there had been six adult relatives at the house, where the girl lived with 11 relatives, when the attack happened. — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026 Shag rugs are admittedly easier to live with in homes without kids or pets. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026 Bailey lives with Walker in New York, and Alfie in Florida with another Kindred scientist. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for live with

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