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• Some users have even managed to earn a living through the app.
  — Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
• Many of them live and earn a living in U.S. cities and very much enjoy it.
  — Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
• The trick was to figure out how to earn a living being an artist.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Oct. 2023
• Today, 74% of young adults in North Texas don’t earn a living wage.
  — United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
• Today, 74% of young adults in North Texas don’t earn a living wage.
  — United Way Of Metropolitan Dallas, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
• Horn contends that the harm was to his ability to earn a living.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
• People who have lost homes and loved ones in the earthquake must now worry about how to earn a living.
  — Benjamin Soloway, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Many graffiti artists would love to earn a living from their work.
  — Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• The ocean was a considered a place to earn a living by catching fish, not studying them.
  — Christina Barron, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
• There are people trying to figure out how to earn a living.
  — Terence McGinley, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• His plan was to teach, but the job market had cratered, forcing him to return to his first love — locksmithing — to earn a living.
  — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
• The benefit is not just to the tourist, but to residents who often can earn a living from tourism.
  — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• Her mother was poorly paid and struggled to earn a living wage.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
• Pierre said even though the cruise ship tourists didn’t come to the city itself, there are a lot of vendors who depend on cruises to earn a living.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
• All workers now earn a living wage that starts at $20 an hour, according to the agency.
  — oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2021
• When prices are low, these measures help protect farmers, most of whom do not earn a living wage in Ghana.
  — thehustle.co, 12 Apr. 2024
• To take away someone’s ability to earn a living seemed evil.
  — Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
• Day care needs to be affordable so these mothers can earn a living.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
• Side hustles have become one of the best ways to earn a living to keep up with economic pressures.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
• It’s become more difficult to earn a living as an artist.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2022
• Lost Dog Street Band was born out of freedom: the idea that an artist with a guitar can go anywhere, at anytime, and earn a living singing their songs.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2022
• People are working to earn a living in exchange for their best efforts.
  — Bruce Tulgan, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
• No one should be put in unsafe circumstances while trying to earn a living.
  — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
• Oil and gas execs are hoarding their bonuses and profits on the backs of working people who have to drive to earn a living despite the price at the pump.
  — Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
• Oil and gas execs are hoarding their bonuses and profits on the backs of working people who have to drive to earn a living despite the price at the pump.
  — Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
• With factories and companies shut down for months, none of the daily wage labourers had any means to earn a living.
  — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• Mining, agriculture, and logging were the only ways to earn a living.
  — Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024
• His father struggled to earn a living as a soccer player, so Pelé grew up in poverty.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
• No place is more emblematic of these problems than LAX, one of the busiest airports in the world but one of the most difficult places for gig workers to earn a living.
  — Eli Tan, New York Times, 14 May 2025
• In today’s fast-paced, digitally connected world, work has become more than just a place to earn a living.
  — Tina Gada, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025