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the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
the social worker was pleased at the improvement in the child's welfare
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Recent Examples of welfare
Deputies were initially dispatched to the 400 block of Wavecrest Road on March 29 for a welfare check and a child protective services case, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
Originally Published: April 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM EDT
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Casey DeSantis touts Hope Florida as a way off welfare.
—Stephen M. Dowell, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
And so, if cheap goods were the answer -- if cheap goods were going to make Americans real wages, real welfare better off, then real incomes would have gone up over that time.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
Lakewood Police Department officers were called to Snowbird Apartments, 3336 S. Ammons St., at 11:46 a.m. Tuesday for a welfare check and found a man dead from a stab wound in the living room and a woman dead in another room.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
Originally Published: April 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM EDT
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Casey DeSantis touts Hope Florida as a way off welfare.
—Stephen M. Dowell, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
And so, if cheap goods were the answer -- if cheap goods were going to make Americans real wages, real welfare better off, then real incomes would have gone up over that time.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
Lakewood Police Department officers were called to Snowbird Apartments, 3336 S. Ammons St., at 11:46 a.m. Tuesday for a welfare check and found a man dead from a stab wound in the living room and a woman dead in another room.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare
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Back in August, while promoting her horror film The Front Room, Brandy, 46, expressed interest in returning to the slasher franchise.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The key is to begin with genuine interests rather than what might look impressive on applications.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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According to the announcement, Season 55’s curriculum will focus on emotional well-being, helping children learn accessible strategies to comprehend and cope with big feelings through fun, lighthearted, relatable, and engaging stories.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ameer explained these insights can be critical to patients' well-being.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2025
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That’s mathematically impossible, the Congressional Budget Office says, without cutting Medicaid, which provides health coverage to more than 70 million people.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Food insecurity and weakened health often create difficulty for children to focus and learn, and youths experiencing poverty are two to three times more likely to be chronically absent from school.—
Beth Swanson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Handmaid’s Tale hasn’t exactly been the kind of show that has delivered too much in the way of happiness, so fans were excited to see one happy reunion for June.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
9 Apr. 2025
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For me, happiness in the long run includes a family—hopefully with two or three daughters.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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China has struck back with tit-for-tat tariff increases, including levies of up to 15% targeting select American goods and across-the-board tariffs of 125% in the latest retaliation last Friday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Trump has accused Vietnam of in effect taxing American goods at 90%.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Comments The stars of The Last of Us season 2 remain wary of slipping any spoilers, especially for the sake of anyone who hasn't played the video games.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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It was confirmed by The Times of London that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle changed their surname to Sussex for the sake of their children Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
8 Apr. 2025
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Of course, the value (and advisability) of such a potent check depends on the quality of the state actors involved, and in the United States, agency officials are highly trained, relatively diverse, and demonstrably devoted to the public weal.—
Jon D. Michaels,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Aug. 2017
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When economic distress reaches a certain point, the individual citizen no longer uses his political power to serve the public weal, but only to help himself.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Dec. 2011
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The Kansas chapter has done similar projects in the past with success, said executive director Denise Cyzman.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
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For Tui, who spent time in the United States playing in the Premier Rugby Sevens competition, such success hasn’t happened by chance.—
George Ramsay and Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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