handout
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Wile E. Coyote isn’t asking for a handout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He didn’t look to Washington for a handout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
"I wasn't asking to live there. I wasn't asking for anything from the Australian government, I wasn't looking for a handout – I just wanted to experience Australia for the set term of the visa."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
The handout he received would last no more than a week, he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
He was watching Oksi through the binocs one evening when Jessie Coon James came up to him and begged for a handout.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
He said the country's businesses had a "parent-child mentality" with the central government and relied too often on handouts.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Players used to supervision, with worksheet handouts and a full week of instruction, had to complete assignments online and independently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Seoul has offered cash handouts, childcare support and infertility treatment aid to address the issue.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
A mix of government pensions, food handouts and subsidized housing provides an ever-more tattered safety net.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Sorry, kid. Cash and carry. No more handouts just because I like someone.”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
