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welfare

[wel-fair] / ˈwɛlˌfɛər /


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If Beijing moves seriously on welfare and hukou reform, investors should not expect an overnight shopping frenzy.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 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

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

Two animal welfare groups say they will fund a $14-million grant to improve conditions at Los Angeles city animal shelters, in what the organizations say will be a first-of-its-kind investment in a municipal shelter system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Some people at school—not to mention half the people on Little Hobart Street—were on welfare, and it wasn’t so bad.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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