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Sustenance

/sˈʌstənəns/
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(noun) Something that provides support or nourishment.

It was a source of sustenance.
Tom kept two or three cows for the sustenance of his family.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The hikers carried enough food and water to provide them with ____ during their long journey through the forest today.

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