as in living
a way of earning money in order to live
Many fishermen believe that the new regulations threaten their livelihoods.
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Recent Examples of livelihood
In that scenario, Khosla suggested that the youngest generation may not need a college degree to build a livelihood—or even need traditional employment at all.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
This could be my dad’s livelihood, my livelihood, going away because of false accusations.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Not only does air travel uncertainty have direct consequences for the flying economy, but downstream effects impact tourism, tax revenues, and airport vendors’ livelihoods.
—Jackson Shedelbower, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Our current system denies new talent a livelihood, and the impracticality of such training, leads me to refrain from training them.
—Ted Hope, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
This could be my dad’s livelihood, my livelihood, going away because of false accusations.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Not only does air travel uncertainty have direct consequences for the flying economy, but downstream effects impact tourism, tax revenues, and airport vendors’ livelihoods.
—Jackson Shedelbower, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Our current system denies new talent a livelihood, and the impracticality of such training, leads me to refrain from training them.
—Ted Hope, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livelihood
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Cost of living a major concern The plans come at a time when Americans say that inflation and cost-of-living concerns are their biggest economic gripes heading into the elections.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Slow living is encouraged here.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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Policymakers were already split over whether to prioritize persistent inflation or lackluster employment.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Gauging stagflation risks The term stagflation will likely continue to come up, Aleman wrote in a recent economic analysis, amid high oil prices and weak employment data.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Council of Economic Advisers estimates that phasing out Illinois’ income tax would produce a $5,500 wage hike for the average worker — more pre-tax earnings — and increase business startups by as much as 26%.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Iyengar also provides peer-to-peer counseling to the organization’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program for survivors starting their own businesses.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Livelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livelihood. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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