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subsist /səb ˈsɪst/ ?

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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.
Isolated, God's Army managed to subsist primarily on deer and monkey, but the mood in the camp had changed.
Seated nearby, the village chief describes the grueling life of the community's 250 people, who subsist largely by selling firewood by the roadside.

With what appears to be vast reserves of frozen water, Mars "is nearer terrestrial conditions, much better than the Moon and any other place," Aldrin, 78, said in a visit to Paris on Tuesday. "It is easier to subsist, to provide the support...
on Oct 23, 2008 By: Buzz Aldrin Source: AFP
"Generosity is not opening wide the borders without thought for how people will integrate, how they will live, how they will subsist," Fillon said.
on Jun 4, 2007 By: Francois Fillon Source: International Herald Tribune
Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, explained that Christianity gave men a sublime and pure morality and that "without morals, a republic cannot subsist any length of time."
on Apr 23, 2007 By: Charles Carroll Source: Christian Broadcasting Network