handout
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Others are broader: Personal independence payments are a cash handout for anyone—rich or poor, working or not—who has an illness or disability to help cover higher living costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Social Security is not a handout — it is a benefit earned over decades of hard work. Retirees deserve to know that money will be there when they need it,” Grijalva said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
“That line over there,” the cop said, and gave him a handout.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The toilets are in a "pitiful" state, some without locks; internet access is patchy in classrooms, and a lack of printer ink sometimes leaves handouts unreadable, he added, his friends nodding along.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
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
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
The Iranian government has raised wages, subsidized goods and provided cash handouts to help contain economic fallout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Besides, he said, he didn’t want to accept anyone’s handouts.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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