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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
Managing refugee returns or fostering local livelihoods might help Turkey anchor itself in a reconstructed Syria.
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Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Homes, livelihoods, families, lost.
—Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Many livelihoods were on the line.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
By doing this, the brand is combatting the harms of fast fashion by rebalancing the carbon cycle, improving soil health, protecting watersheds, and supporting American farmer livelihoods.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
Concern about the impact of the price cuts on people’s livelihoods during an economic slump made BYD one of the top trending topics on Weibo on Thursday, with a total of 19 million views.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
But lives and livelihoods in vulnerable countries are being lost now.
—David Vetter, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Over the past year, Iranians have suffered through severe floods, droughts, dust storms, wildfires, and heat waves, endangering the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.
—Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Directed by Afghani filmmaker Sahra Mani (A Thousand Girls Like Me), Bread & Roses offers a powerful window into the seismic impact on women’s rights and livelihoods after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Homes, livelihoods, families, lost.
—Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Many livelihoods were on the line.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
By doing this, the brand is combatting the harms of fast fashion by rebalancing the carbon cycle, improving soil health, protecting watersheds, and supporting American farmer livelihoods.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
Concern about the impact of the price cuts on people’s livelihoods during an economic slump made BYD one of the top trending topics on Weibo on Thursday, with a total of 19 million views.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
But lives and livelihoods in vulnerable countries are being lost now.
—David Vetter, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Over the past year, Iranians have suffered through severe floods, droughts, dust storms, wildfires, and heat waves, endangering the lives and livelihoods of millions of people.
—Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Directed by Afghani filmmaker Sahra Mani (A Thousand Girls Like Me), Bread & Roses offers a powerful window into the seismic impact on women’s rights and livelihoods after Kabul fell to the Taliban.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Livelihoods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livelihoods. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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