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In the meantime, the system will subsist on the overtaxed boats of yesteryear.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2023

Fall is critical for bears, who spend the season bulking up and eating for most of their days in preparation for hibernation when they will subsist on the fat they build up.

From Washington Times Oct. 31, 2023

The Isle of Wight impressively recycles 50% of its household waste, so the gasification plant will subsist on the other half, the so-called residual waste.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was agreed upon the next morning, when, riding out at the town-end, the king's son, turning to Jack, said, "I cannot tell how I will subsist in my intended journey."

From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various

Sometimes the meaning is both narrowed and enlarged; and a good or bad sense will subsist side by side with a neutral one.

From Sophist by Plato