affect a livelihood

Frequency: 7.211.3 per million words

to have a negative impact on someone's ability to earn a living

livelihoodVERB + LIVELIHOOD

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affect

Examples (10)

  • The economic downturn could severely affect many people's livelihoods.
  • New regulations might affect the fishermen's livelihood significantly.
  • Their decision to close the factory directly affected hundreds of families' livelihoods.
  • Climate change continues to affect the livelihoods of agricultural communities.
  • A sudden change in market demand can affect the livelihood of small business owners.
  • The drought will inevitably affect the livelihoods of farmers in the region.
  • His illness began to affect his livelihood, making it hard to work.
  • Strict import quotas could affect the livelihoods of local traders.
  • The pandemic drastically affected the livelihoods of those in the service industry.
  • Any major policy shift in this sector could deeply affect their livelihood.