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Recent Examples of sustenance
These themes of renewal and sustenance are core to DAF’s artistic mission and to the Mazra’ah Residency.
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Most are mute of tone, ghostly and compelled by nothing but seeking sustenance.
—William Earl, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
Then a third factor—behavioral drive—compels you to go out and do your job, or find a mate, or gather sustenance.
—Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
But climate change is interfering with flowering and pollination schedules, disrupting bears’ traditional sources of food, forcing them to venture out to urban areas in search of sustenance, some experts have suggested.
—Junko Ogura, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Most are mute of tone, ghostly and compelled by nothing but seeking sustenance.
—William Earl, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
Then a third factor—behavioral drive—compels you to go out and do your job, or find a mate, or gather sustenance.
—Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
But climate change is interfering with flowering and pollination schedules, disrupting bears’ traditional sources of food, forcing them to venture out to urban areas in search of sustenance, some experts have suggested.
—Junko Ogura, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for sustenance
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“Sustenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustenance. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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