daily bread

noun

: the food a person needs every day
people working to earn their daily bread

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Chesnut said El Mencho, raised in the deeply Catholic Mexican state of Michoacan, echoes other criminal actors who’ve balanced villainy and veneration, bypassing traditional religious frameworks to absolve ― or even justify ― the deeds that reap their daily bread. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026 Since then, missions in which robots replace human soldiers have become the unit’s daily bread and butter. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 There are more daily bread issues contained in the other ten topics. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026 Punches to the genitals, stupidly daring acts involving fire or firearms while under the influence of alcohol are the daily bread of Bryk’s trio of amateur stuntmen, or stunt boys, in the small, isolated Canadian town of Inch. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daily bread

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“Daily bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily%20bread. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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