welfare state
Example Sentences
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In the Danish city of Kolding, voters are worried about rising prices, the welfare state and immigration ahead of the country's general election, reflecting nationwide concerns reinforced by worries about Greenland and global uncertainty.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
Former student leader Boric defeated Kast in 2021 on a promise to establish a welfare state after mass demonstrations in 2019 over inequality.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
He entered office in 2017 offering voters a vision of a nimbler, more entrepreneurial France that would pay for its cherished welfare state through faster economic growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
He has spoken in favour of the welfare state.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
