welfare state
Example Sentences
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“I call this the social welfare state of two. We’ve privatized dependency within marriage.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
One is the welfare state launched by the War on Poverty in the 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
In the wide-ranging interview, Jackson also cited the role of the welfare state in supporting his "incredible single mum" who was studying while bringing him and his siblings up.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Despite the high service level of Denmark’s welfare state, Greenlanders’ health lags behind that of Danes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
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
