public assistance
Example Sentences
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Unforeseen events could eventually leave them dependent on public assistance, re-creating the kind of poverty that Social Security was designed to prevent after the Great Depression.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Tax revenue has grown steadily in recent years but has failed to keep up with ballooning costs in areas including the city’s rental-voucher program and public assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Detectives are asking for public assistance to help locate the 5-foot-7, 104-pound suspect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
Combined with threats to federal funding for public assistance, it has been too much for many of them to bear, she said.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
Bridey Hannon told Mam that Mrs. Meagher is in a constant state of shame over the rags they wear and so desperate she goes down to the Dispensary for the public assistance.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
