handout
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Wile E. Coyote isn’t asking for a handout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
After a "low-rate initial production" at Everett, the "North Line will help enable the 737 MAX program to reach 52 airplanes a month," according to a Boeing handout.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
He didn’t look to Washington for a handout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
"It's not a handout, we know we have to pay it back," Osborne said.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
“It’s not a handout if you’re giving back,” Bernadette says, pushing the ketchup toward Maggie.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
People have fears of losing their jobs to AI, are worried about facing higher utility bills due to energy-hungry data centers, and feel frustrated about taxpayer-funded handouts for those facilities, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Throwing in honeymoon vouchers and cash handouts for new babies, the government aims to create what it calls a “birth-friendly society.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
While food markets have reopened, many cannot afford the goods on offer, there is still extreme poverty and hunger with reliance on charitable handouts.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
You are the one who stuck to her original career plan, built her own future independently, did not give up a six-figure job to follow your heart or ask family members for handouts or loans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
There are handouts, but I didn’t want to write on them.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
