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Without the monthly $350 remittance from her husband, Lavanya said, they were subsisting on the $80 she earns each month by hand-rolling cigarettes.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

Berger wasn’t sure how the Johnsons were subsisting at all based on their income, and he said courts shouldn’t rely on “unfounded optimism” about a debtor’s future.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2020

Some recently told The Associated Press they were subsisting on instant noodles.

From Time • Apr. 17, 2013

The National Guard has airlifted supplies into Stockbridge, but Ms. Chandor, who has provided beds and meals in her historic farmhouse, said many residents were subsisting on food from their gardens and freezers.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2011

Soon the husbands were taking the wives' share of food, and the women were subsisting on dried pelts.

From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)