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welfare

[wel-fair] / ˈwɛlˌfɛər /


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If Beijing moves seriously on welfare and hukou reform, investors should not expect an overnight shopping frenzy.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The bill’s emergency clause says this is “deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare, peace, and safety.”

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

“I call this the social welfare state of two. We’ve privatized dependency within marriage.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

In January, the Republican governor announced plans to tap the state’s unspent funds from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare program, called TANF, to expand Star Academy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

She hated us having to take welfare food, hated accepting anything we needed but did not earn.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz




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