way of life
idiom
1
: the habits, customs, and beliefs of a particular person or group of people
Unhampered development is threatening these farmers' way of life.
2
: an important activity, job, etc., that affects all parts of someone's life
For me, tennis is not just a sport, it's a way of life.
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It’s made up of 11 communities, in turn mostly composed of the descendants of Irish and English settlers who first arrived in pursuit of cod some 300-plus years ago—and home to a unique and fiercely held-onto way of life.
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
But living in poverty and with few avenues to fathom a different way of life makes that a nearly insurmountable mission.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
How to maintain this unprofitable business (excuse me, way of life) against the forward march of progress?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
The white man came and exhausted these resources for profit, then attempted to forbid Native people from using them to sustain their cultures and traditional way of life, using laws and courts to claim the resources were too scarce.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
But living in poverty and with few avenues to fathom a different way of life makes that a nearly insurmountable mission.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
How to maintain this unprofitable business (excuse me, way of life) against the forward march of progress?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
The white man came and exhausted these resources for profit, then attempted to forbid Native people from using them to sustain their cultures and traditional way of life, using laws and courts to claim the resources were too scarce.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Way of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/way%20of%20life. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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