welfare
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Sauer replied that the president's comments were being taken out of context and he was referring to "problems of crime, poverty and welfare dependency."
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
The bill’s emergency clause says this is “deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare, peace, and safety.”
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
“I call this the social welfare state of two. We’ve privatized dependency within marriage.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
In January, the Republican governor announced plans to tap the state’s unspent funds from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare program, called TANF, to expand Star Academy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
He walked and worked among his villagers, thought of their welfare, and could tell the good workman from the bad.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing welfare
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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