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subsist

[suhb-sist] / səbˈsɪst /


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In the wild, wolf packs primarily subsist on wild ungulates - hoofed, typically herbivorous, animals such as deer, cows and pigs.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

When you spent all your savings to move to London, how did you subsist as a young girl with no English in a foreign land?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Those who subsist on the fringes of the Vegas tourism orbit are aware that they are in a funk but are nonetheless powerless to fix it.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

“But how long can California subsist — or help businesses and families thrive — on an ever-thinner slice of a shrinking production pie?”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Koalas, which subsist exclusively on eucalyptus leaves, happily munched their way into new territories.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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