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Renovating the station will enable firefighters to have better sleep, privacy and living standards, project organizers say.—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2026 Yet the conflict in the region is sending shockwaves through the global food industry — from growers to packaging firms and distributors — with major implications for food security and living standards.—Agnieszka De Sousa, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026 Looking back, Dube said that the Living Wage Campaign served, in some ways, as a microcosm of the broader struggle over wages and living standards that has engulfed this country for the past half century.—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 The World Economic Forum (WEF), a global organization that focuses on improving global living standards, has repeatedly encouraged governments to focus on fair wages, reducing income inequality, and managing the cost-of-living crisis.—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for living standard