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Recent Examples on the Web These challenges of subsistence, settlement and social organization were the root causes of humanity’s first major disease transition. Ron Barrett, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2024 Lawmakers also get per-diem payments for travel, lodging and subsistence, with legislators from outside Maricopa County making substantially more than their Phoenix-area counterparts. Jeremy Duda, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024 Over the years, subsistence activities have become increasingly reliant on the cost of key supplies like fuel and ammunition. Brandon Kapelow, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024 Many of these villages had urged the Biden administration to retain the protections, saying these areas are essential to their cultures and subsistence lifestyles. Maxine Joselow, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for subsistence 
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Noun
  • The Hollywood Reporter first reported the existence of the project.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The story of its existence—never safe from the wrecker’s ball and once, in 1997, devastated by a fire so hot the tiles fell off—begins with railroad baron Cornelius Vanderbilt opening Grand Central Terminal in 1913, putting the Oyster Bar in its belly.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This rally then, was a natural continuation, and a significant one, being the first event of its kind in the MENA region.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The partnership includes the continuation of BlueHalo’s sponsorship of the Capitals’ annual Military Night game.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This interview has been edited for length, continuity and clarity.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • On that note, Run-A-Muck will also serve the market by helping brands tap into cultural relevance and continuity.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing slavery–except in one instance–further gave Louisiana and other states a legal opening for the continuance of slave labor.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The big picture: The block party's continuance comes as Salt Lake City's indie music scene grows.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The points this story makes about the human capacity for empathy, who merits collective forgiveness, and the stubborn persistence of the death penalty are discomfiting.
    Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Beyond lackluster performances and the persistence of pests, the insecticides harmed other wildlife.
    Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • With the first fragment, Evaristo’s poem somehow takes us to estuaries as metaphor for spaces of encounter, spaces of survival, spaces wherein humanity could learn a lot.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • No longer does our survival depend upon our ability to stalk a springbok.
    Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024

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“Subsistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsistence. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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