make a living
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“But I think the thing that he was proudest of was that he could make a living as an actor.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
“I dream about opening up a bakery and making all these baked goods. But I know on day two, I’ll hate it because I’ll have to make a living out of it.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
"I was worried about them being criminals. But, with time, I have come to understand that they are just like our own citizens, also trying make a living outside the country."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Many of the “ritual entrepreneurs” he profiles are people who make a living by tailoring practice to the individual tastes involved.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
One way to make a living under these conditions is to reproduce before you are fried and hope that convection will carry some of your offspring to the higher and cooler layers of the atmosphere.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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