social services

Example Sentences

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French social services told the BBC they could not comment on individual cases.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Alex did not know at the time, but the young daughter of the campsite's owner saw the conditions in which he was suffering and contacted French social services.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Some see taxation as a way to offset the loss of labor taxes to fund social services.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

She criticized Hernandez for describing herself as abolitionist — someone who favors the gradual replacement of law enforcement with other social services.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

I think about the strange phone call she got, the surprise trip away from the Ranch in the middle of the night, her worries about social services coming to take me away.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy