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Recent Examples of sustenance
Thanks to our ability to herd and the flock's constant supply of sustenance through products like milk and cheese, human history was forever changed.
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Culture care Since houseplants are confined to a smaller space in a container, their roots cannot spread wider or deeper for sustenance.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
Instead, most pass holders found that their accommodations consisted of unfinished tents and drenched mattresses, with cheese sandwiches for sustenance.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Forests that operate like communities, using their root systems to share intelligence and sustenance and survival tips.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Culture care Since houseplants are confined to a smaller space in a container, their roots cannot spread wider or deeper for sustenance.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
Instead, most pass holders found that their accommodations consisted of unfinished tents and drenched mattresses, with cheese sandwiches for sustenance.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Forests that operate like communities, using their root systems to share intelligence and sustenance and survival tips.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Sustenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustenance. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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