welfare state
Example Sentences
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Then came the New Deal’s dramatic expansion of the welfare state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But, unlike the election campaign in 2022, the run-up to Sunday's vote was dominated by different issues, like the rising cost of living and the need to protect the welfare state.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Thus the modern welfare state, erected more or less over the past century, to save those who might fall too far, to stop their descent, to see if it can be reversed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"We're committed to moving from a welfare state to a working state, giving people in Norfolk and beyond the support they need to move out of poverty and into work," they added.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
By this argument, belief in demonic magic ought not to have declined until there was a general improvement in living standards, and perhaps not until the development of the welfare state.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
