social services
Example Sentences
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If the public could see how its dollars are being spent, she argues, there would be more support for spending on healthcare and social services, for example.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The district and county councils nominally manage education, road paving, trash collection and a bevy of social services including low-income housing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The economy wouldn’t be adding any jobs at all if not for healthcare, including social services such as eldercare and child care.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
During the trial, the court heard that social services had been involved with the Wixon family in the late 1990s, but there were no records of any other contact since.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
“She’ll call social services and the police and the FBI and the TV news.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
