social welfare

Example Sentences

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The party is also calling for higher investments in public services and social welfare and criticizing past tax cuts for the wealthy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“I call this the social welfare state of two. We’ve privatized dependency within marriage.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Leaders have also signalled a willingness to borrow more to fund infrastructure, social welfare, and industrial projects - a departure from past caution over rising debt levels.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Using American National Election Studies surveys from 2004-2016, we found that for white Americans, racial resentment predicted lower support for social welfare policies.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

National dignitaries, social welfare workers, and government investigators descend on the leprosarium after reading A. H. Lacson’s articles.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly