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supportive

[suh-pawr-tiv, -pohr-] / səˈpɔr tɪv, -ˈpoʊr- /


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Supportive factors include strong household spending, resilient labor market, steady private and public investments, healthy tourism and solid electronics exports, it reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Supportive policy and industry news have added to the tailwinds for the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Williams said the In-Home Supportive Services program — funded primarily by Medicaid — has preemptively cut funding for transportation to her sister’s weekly appointments.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

An estimated 8,300 people are living homeless in San Francisco, about half of them sleeping in parks and on sidewalks in makeshift shelters, according to the city Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024

Last year in March, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing sent letters demanding the nonprofit come into compliance after the department received complaints from foundation workers about wage theft, nepotism, mismanagement and other deficiencies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024




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