livings

noun

plural of living
as in enterprises

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  1. enterprises
  2. livelihoods
  3. occupations
  4. vocations
  5. professions
  6. businesses
  7. works
  8. callings
Noun
  • Read on its own, the essay is a reasonable brief for why enterprises should treat this moment differently than the last decade of cybersecurity practice.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The effort aims to mobilize more than $500 billion in third-party capital for hyperscalers, frontier AI labs and enterprises to build out data centers and acquire Nvidia hardware.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of enterprises
Noun
  • Abdullatif had a message to those who invaded his family's privacy and livelihoods.
    — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Some 27 percent of respondents noted a desire for support in leveraging digital spaces as platforms for jobs, livelihoods, entrepreneurship and economic participation.
    — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of livelihoods
Noun
  • The department’s list of qualified occupations includes many roles.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Workers in outdoor occupations, including construction, manufacturing and agriculture, are particularly at risk, Porter said.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of occupations
Noun
  • Businesspeople have visited schools to help students explore other routes, including community college and vocations such as HVAC technicians.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • The article suggests that true mastery comes not from avoiding mistakes, but from operating at the edge of one's capacity, much like in demanding vocations such as sports or diving.
    — Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of vocations
Noun
  • In engineering, computer science, medicine and related professions, an experienced practitioner can frequently earn far more in industry than a university is prepared to pay.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Real-world experience in professions may be a quality that AI is incapable of replicating, a new study suggests.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of professions
Noun
  • Investors naturally gravitate toward businesses that are easy to admire.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In practice, Mamdani, who claims to loathe oligarchy and big business, is asking Amazon to destroy over 40 small businesses and subsume their economic power.
    — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of businesses
Noun
  • New York — Artificial intelligence is a game-changing technology that’s already transforming how the world lives and works.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The institution’s collection houses six monumental works by Mora (1866–1936), an innovative artist who has grown to the status of regional hero.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of works
Noun
  • Unlike in fields where avocations have to replace callings, academic retirees go on to pen as many articles and books as decline permits.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • Before God, Puritan preachers taught, all human callings, all useful work, is equal.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Definition of callings
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