Example Sentences

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The bill also raises doctor licensing fees by 33%, providing critical funding for the medical board, which has been surviving on loans.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

The U.S. over the past two weeks has announced millions of dollars in assistance to Sri Lanka, which has been surviving on $4 billion in credit lines from neighboring India.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2022

One man in Sardis, who asked to be identified by only his first name, Edward, has been surviving on Social Security disability payments for 34 years.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2021

The 26-year-old has been surviving on Australia’s jobseekers’ payment, Newstart allowance, ever since his medical conditions – anxiety, depression and OCD – started affecting his studies.

From The Guardian • Oct. 16, 2019

Nicolas Cage has been surviving on professional gruel for so long now that it seems churlish to ponder performances that, much like the movies around them, have bordered on cartoonish.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2017