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government aid

NOUN

public assistance

Synonyms

WEAK

aid to dependent children aid to the blind food stamps meal ticket old-age assistance public welfare relief relief payments social welfare welfare welfare aid welfare payments

NOUN

safety net

Synonyms

WEAK

benefits buffer insurance level of economic security guaranteed by government parachute precaution precautions preventive measure protection protective umbrella safeguard safety plug safety valve sheet anchor subsidy

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The industry got billions of dollars of government aid to continue paying workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The family are now staying with friends and relying on limited government aid.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Her family lost their entire cattle herd after flooding last year and now survive on government aid along with anything they can forage.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

“I think everybody expected government aid quicker,” she said as she stopped by a food distribution hub this week to pick up diapers and winter clothes for her kid.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

In the great railway riots of '77, when the police and militia were whipped and cowed by the mobs, such States as Pennsylvania and Illinois begged for government aid and got it.

From A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike by King, Charles

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