welfare
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Emergency services had gone to check in on them after they had failed to pick up their phones during welfare calls, said Soulas: "It's not just the very elderly; it's people aged 60 and up."
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
A new report on business subsidies in Michigan during her tenure adds to the evidence that corporate welfare is a bad economic bet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Across much of Europe, governments are wrestling with how to sell voters on cuts to areas like welfare to free up money for things that could help growth, from defense to shoring up aging infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
It is his experience in the latter role that could help him to tackle what many say will be any future chancellor's biggest task: welfare reform.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
“Geraldine said her daughter thought she saw you come into the welfare office where she works. That was you, wasn’t it?”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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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