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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare states
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That later became the foundational precedent for centuries of papal claims to secular authority over the papal states of the Romagna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
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And this new era will not be authored by states alone.—
Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova y de Veyga,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Those lawsuits continued for decades, resolved in part with $12 million settlements both for prisoners and for the families of Attica prison-employees and hostages.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Far-right members of Netanyahu’s ruling coalition – whose support is crucial to keeping his government afloat – have fiercely opposed a withdrawal from Gaza and have previously called for encouraging Palestinian residents to leave so Jewish settlements can be established there.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The film contends there has been an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse engineer UFO technology.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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So roughly $300 billion – a 7% gap – separates these three nations and California on this vanity scorecard.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Both countries claimed higher death tolls than their neighbor acknowledged.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kassim-Lakha, who is driving the group’s venture capital efforts, said the company, which employs more than 16,000 people across eight countries in the Middle East, is looking beyond its traditional retail and distribution model to direct brand ownership and development.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Since the 1970s, spills have resulted in fish kills and contamination of water and agricultural lands.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The park doesn’t miss a brick in its immersive theming, having built remarkable lands inspired by Greece, the Roman Empire, the Nordic Vikings, and more, with more than 40 rides and attractions that brim with charm and evoke a sense of wonder.—
Zachary Laks,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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That shift paid off – until this year when some Canadian provinces banned American spirits.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Associated Press reported that dozens of other church leaders in Bejing and at least five other provinces across China were arrested Friday as well.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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With layoffs, new vaccine mandates and a spending package that threatens to kick millions of Americans off of their health insurance, health care leaders are fighting back to make sure their patients are covered and can access top-quality care.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Return‑to‑office mandates and rising childcare costs are increasingly causing working mothers to leave the workforce.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Welfare states.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20states. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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