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welfare

[wel-fair] / ˈwɛlˌfɛər /


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Planetary solidarity to address climate change, overpopulation, poverty and all the other common threats to the welfare of the world may be desirable, but is wildly improbable.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

On Monday around 12:39 p.m., the Los Angeles Police Department conducted a welfare check in the 2600 block of South Alsace Avenue in West Adams, police said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

That figure includes direct expenses like welfare benefits, as well as opportunity costs from lost revenue and economic potential.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"I'll stay here day by day," Lau, a 48-year-old welfare recipient who had received an eviction notice months ago, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

I was sure everyone on the bus knew that we had spent the day in the welfare office and that Mami had just hit a social worker.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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