livelihoods

noun

plural of livelihood
as in livings
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 My employees worked for me in good faith, trusting that their paychecks and taxes were being managed faithfully and that their livelihoods were secure. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Investing in them can slow desertification, safeguard rural livelihoods and strengthen food security. — Shooka Bidarian, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Many rely on agriculture for their livelihoods, though some have also turned to tourism as the region has become increasingly popular for outdoor activities like trekking and rafting – as well as for religious tourism. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 The result ravaged communities that rely on the ocean – fish, birds, marine mammals, and people who fish for their livelihoods throughout the eastern tropical Pacific. — Julia Cole, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Players know, in the back of their heads, their livelihoods are at stake with the decisions coming this week. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 Food delivery robots are also gaining ground across the country, potentially threatening the livelihoods of millions of Chinese food delivery workers. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Abdullatif had a message to those who invaded his family's privacy and livelihoods. — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 But the bond market is already becoming a check on Americans' livelihoods, with the capitalists firmly in charge. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
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  1. businesses
  2. enterprises
  3. trades
  4. jobs
Noun
  • Among the many potential downsides for letting the national debt get too high was that the federal government would suck up so much capital that businesses wouldn’t be left with enough.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • For businesses under a few million in revenue, this is usually the number buyers and their advisors care about most, far more than the revenue figure on your top line.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of businesses
Noun
  • The growing normalization and adoption of open-weight AI models, as enterprises and consumers alike seek to customize models to their unique use cases.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Ledger Outlives The Interface In 2030, as now, public companies will require a general ledger and a chart of accounts inside a system both enterprises and regulators trust.
    — Rob Green, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of enterprises
Noun
  • Despite the structure of bets and trades, the point of the idea-futures business is to gamble on insight rather than ignorance.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Blockbuster trades for All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie and two-time defensive player of the year Myles Garrett preceded Donald's decision to dust off his cleats and pads.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of trades
Noun
  • In April, Flock Safety opened a 97,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Smyrna that is intended to create more than 200 jobs over the next three years as part of a $10 million investment.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The merger and streaming boom created more jobs than any period in the history of the business — many of them platform-filler corporate crimes.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of jobs

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