on the dole
Example Sentences
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The company has nearly four dozen lobbyists currently on the dole, a giant roster.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2024
"We're not all on the dole," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024
Perhaps understandably, this prompted concerns that the benefits themselves might slow down the recovery, discouraging people from returning to work because being on the dole was too darn comfortable.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2020
I am about to join him on the dole at age 63 to lighten the payroll.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2020
Och, I could go on the dole, I suppose.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
