as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
the belief that somehow it is the nation's president who is responsible for the weal or woe of the people
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Recent Examples of weal
But as Telemundo’s Andres Cantor notes, there is little reason to believe Messi’s aversion is anything other than a genuine personality quirk, and one that likely blunts his own total earnings and weal.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2026
Some people develop pin-sized, raised bumps (weals) when sweating—this condition is called cholinergic urticaria.
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Jennifer Sabour,
Health,
10 May 2024
Today’s Rwanda is based on the deceptively simple premise that common work makes common weal.
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Jonathan M. Hansen,
TIME,
7 Apr. 2024
Evince an old-fashioned interest in the public weal?
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Peggy Noonan,
WSJ,
1 Dec. 2022
These and scores of other crimes against the public weal are carelessly grouped under this or that vague heading—libertarian prerogative, consumer sovereignty, anti-wokism, what have you—and enshrined as yet another instance of the way things have to be.
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Chris Lehmann,
The New Republic,
30 Sep. 2021
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.
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Jon D. Michaels,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Aug. 2017
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2026
Some people develop pin-sized, raised bumps (weals) when sweating—this condition is called cholinergic urticaria.
—
Jennifer Sabour,
Health,
10 May 2024
Today’s Rwanda is based on the deceptively simple premise that common work makes common weal.
—
Jonathan M. Hansen,
TIME,
7 Apr. 2024
Evince an old-fashioned interest in the public weal?
—
Peggy Noonan,
WSJ,
1 Dec. 2022
These and scores of other crimes against the public weal are carelessly grouped under this or that vague heading—libertarian prerogative, consumer sovereignty, anti-wokism, what have you—and enshrined as yet another instance of the way things have to be.
—
Chris Lehmann,
The New Republic,
30 Sep. 2021
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weal
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It was created by Congress, in 1990, to protect undocumented kids who ended up in the child-welfare system from being deported or getting stuck in a parentless purgatory.
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Police performing a welfare check found the prolific hitmaker, whose real name is Brytavious Chambers, unresponsive in his Martin Street apartment in Nashville on Thursday afternoon, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said.
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However, Lander has accused Goldman of cozying up to Wall Street interests, including corporate political action committees.
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Over the years, Kansas City has shown interest in tight ends with college basketball experience, such as Demetrius Harris and Ross Travis.
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Before Brexit, the UK was part of the EU customs union and single market, allowing for the free movement of goods, people and capital.
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For him, Hussein’s death was about fighting oppression, yes, but also about putting the common good of the faithful above one’s self.
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By the end of the morning, happiness had moved through every neighborhood in the hospital.
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Simon Cowell's fiancée, Lauren Cowell, is revealing the secret to his happiness.
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That, Baldassare said, wasn’t a hard argument to make during the COVID-19 pandemic, when immigrants were celebrated as essential workers and the link between individual well-being and public health was more obvious.
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The two haven't yet fledged, or taken their first flight, meaning the powerful noise from a fireworks display could scare off their parents, threatening the eaglets' well-being.
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Top-selling Prime Day deals There are smartwatches, and then there are Apple Watches, which take fitness and health tracking to a whole new level.
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However, after the Moon changes signs today, something unexpected might affect your job, your health or even your pet.
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And the game overall is the latest in a mini stretch of recent success.
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The success has not changed another of Kelly’s trademarks, which is to show as little emotion on the mound as possible, which means pretty much none.
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Despite informing her supervisors of her situation, she was told to pull it together for her employer’s sake.
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The beta dashboard was not a formal or approved tool, and Amazon later moved to shut down the leaderboard and urged employees not to use AI simply for the sake of increasing usage metrics or as a measure of developer productivity.
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“Weal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weal. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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