welfare state

Example Sentences

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In the wealthy nation of six million people, the campaign has instead focused on domestic issues, including inflation, the welfare state and high nitrate levels in water from agriculture.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“Let us continue united, advancing toward economic stability, social justice, and the welfare state we deserve to achieve!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The party, founded by Juan and Eva Perón in the 1940s and long associated with Argentina’s welfare state, remains a formidable force but failed to mobilize disenchanted voters as inflation eased from its historic highs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

We're at the end of the old welfare state.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

By this argument, belief in demonic magic ought not to have declined until there was a general improvement in living standards, and perhaps not until the development of the welfare state.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton