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

Former student leader Boric defeated Kast in 2021 on a promise to establish a welfare state after mass demonstrations in 2019 over inequality.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

He entered office in 2017 offering voters a vision of a nimbler, more entrepreneurial France that would pay for its cherished welfare state through faster economic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

"The welfare state must be fair, both for those who need support and for taxpayers, so it is sustainable for generations to come."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 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