handout

Example Sentences

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"It's not a handout, we know we have to pay it back," Osborne said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Except most of us aren’t in line for this handout.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

“He really believed if he succeeded, you were going to succeed. It wasn’t about a handout, it was a hand up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Takaichi, who took power in October, has unveiled a range of new relief measures, such as energy subsidies and a cash handout of 20,000 yen per child, equivalent to $128.73.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

According to the handout, McNuggets also contain several completely synthetic ingredients, items that come not from a corn or soybean field but from a petroleum refinery or chemical plant.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan