social services

Example Sentences

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While rural regions appreciate having to pay less for social services for departed migrant workers, urban governments resist having to pay more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

And experts in city law and social services say the policies he has advanced — including mandatory treatment and arrests — face huge legal, financial and practical hurdles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Some see taxation as a way to offset the loss of labor taxes to fund social services.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The review found Katie was "let down at every step", criticising police, social services, health services and safeguarding failures within the equestrian sector.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“She’ll call social services and the police and the FBI and the TV news.”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix