as in businesses
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 livelihoods
But the shopkeeper, the restaurateur, the hairdresser—those whose livelihoods depended on open doors and face-to-face contact—saw their incomes collapse overnight.
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Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
As expected, the Party’s Central Committee also promised more efforts to expand domestic demand and improve people’s livelihoods — long-standing goals that in recent years have been little more than an afterthought as China prioritized manufacturing and investment.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
McBride was asked about the impact of deepfakes on the careers and livelihoods of young singers just starting out.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Nurses also are being placed in impossible positions, forced to choose between our livelihoods and our duty to care, protect and advocate for our patients.
—Kimberly Galindo, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
But for Dambeck and the farmers who had pinned their hopes on the renewal of the program, the temporary freeze felt like a glimpse of what could come, a reminder that their contracts and their livelihoods may not survive beyond this season.
—Chaewon Chung
october 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
These groups are crucial to sustaining food, income, and livelihoods for coastal communities.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
People’s livelihoods will be upended.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Work gives us livelihoods, structure, and purpose.
—Jane Marie Chen, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
As expected, the Party’s Central Committee also promised more efforts to expand domestic demand and improve people’s livelihoods — long-standing goals that in recent years have been little more than an afterthought as China prioritized manufacturing and investment.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
McBride was asked about the impact of deepfakes on the careers and livelihoods of young singers just starting out.
—Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Nurses also are being placed in impossible positions, forced to choose between our livelihoods and our duty to care, protect and advocate for our patients.
—Kimberly Galindo, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
But for Dambeck and the farmers who had pinned their hopes on the renewal of the program, the temporary freeze felt like a glimpse of what could come, a reminder that their contracts and their livelihoods may not survive beyond this season.
—Chaewon Chung
october 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
These groups are crucial to sustaining food, income, and livelihoods for coastal communities.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
People’s livelihoods will be upended.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Work gives us livelihoods, structure, and purpose.
—Jane Marie Chen, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for livelihoods
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Target leans back towards DEI Target last week highlighted its partnership with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs that provides education and other services to Black founders of small businesses.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Robinson expects most businesses to be open by mid-year 2026.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By 2027, about 50% of enterprises are expected to deploy AI agents, and a McKinsey report forecasts that by 2030, as much as 30% of all work could be carried out by AI agents.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Small and medium-sized enterprises also shrank by about 71,000, or 14 percent, though most of that loss was recouped within five years.—
Ugo Troiano,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another bottleneck is a lack of talent in the form of the blue-collar trades, specifically electricians, Porat noted, echoing other Fortune 500 leaders such as Ford CEO Jim Farley.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Conveniently, says Seth Bacon, executive vp of media for MLS, the same pipes that allowed for lightning-fast trades are perfect for delivering ultra high-definition video.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Struggling with a lack of career opportunities, Gen Z is second-guessing the worth of pricey college degrees, which once promised them six-figure jobs.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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What To Know ICE leaders in these cities were relieved of their jobs and moved to other posts within the federal agency on Friday, with the DHS quietly beginning to overhaul its mass deportation operation over the weekend.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Livelihoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livelihoods. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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