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 Their livelihoods were at stake, and fashion companies like H&M that would have bought that cotton were left hanging. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026 Menin, who would be the first sitting City Council speaker to support the legislation, according to the Council, said the city must balance tradition with public safety and workers' livelihoods. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 After four years of construction and detours, the Sellers Avenue Bridge in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, is reopening, bringing relief to business owners who said the closure took a toll on their livelihoods. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 So regenerative has to regenerate livelihoods and communities too, including decent work and supporting the women who do much of the labor in cotton in many contexts. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 This is disgraceful political opportunism, and Zohran should not simply go along with it, particularly when immigrant families’ livelihoods are being destroyed. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Fund, established after her 2024 Best New Artist Grammy acceptance speech called attention to healthcare access and sustainable livelihoods for artists. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 India's sugar industry is vital for agriculture, industry, and rural livelihoods, supporting nearly 5 crore farmers and 5 lakh factory workers. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Aside from existential concerns about their careers and livelihoods, trying out the tools can be daunting. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
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  1. businesses
  2. enterprises
  3. trades
  4. jobs
Noun
  • Wealthy foreigners put hundreds of thousands of dollars into real estate or businesses, and governments gave them a foothold abroad.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Kremlin, meanwhile, has placed the onus on private businesses to protect their critical infrastructure from Ukrainian drone attacks.
    — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of businesses
Noun
  • Most enterprises have spent years building access controls inside their source systems, but those controls were designed for applications, not for AI.
    — Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But in keeping with the nature of such enterprises, failure was not an option.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of enterprises
Noun
  • Basis trades are an arbitrage bet in which hedge funds are positioned long in cash Treasurys while shorting their corresponding futures contracts, with the aim of profiting from the price gap.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
  • According to a 2026 survey funded by a high school trades group and conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, 1 in 6 students reported trying to enroll in trades courses but being turned down due to a lack of space.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of trades
Noun
  • The protection of American jobs justified the chains of bondage, or so the argument went.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Engagement is often seen as a metric about sentiment that can be measured and tracked, but is treated as something employees bring—or fail to bring—to their jobs.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of jobs

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