welfare
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Stretched public finances and a rapidly aging population are threatening this covenant, stoking fear and anger across the continent over the future of a cradle-to-grave welfare state voters had long taken for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Downer’s ex-husband requested a welfare check on Dec. 18, 2025 when he hadn’t heard from her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Admitting he was a traitor "left him so distraught filming was halted" and "welfare staff checked on the comic before the Round Table vote", the paper says.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
"There is nothing other than welfare at the core of this."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Or maybe they were on welfare by now.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
Vocabulary lists containing welfare
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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