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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The senior’s welfare has been part of a years-long legal dispute tied to the sale of the Jefferson Ave.
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Officers discovered the bodies of Amy Steadman, her daughter, and her daughter's four children on the evening of June 23 after a neighbor requested a welfare check at an apartment, according to the Mechanicville Police Department.
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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.
Noun
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If Adames is sore enough to land on the IL, perhaps a 10-day break will do him some good.
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But a lot of good as well, so not all negative.
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But more than ever before, Nouel said, women are shirking the expectations of previous generations and considering all of their options to happiness, instead of staying in relationships that don't serve them.
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Everyone is over the moon with the experience, especially Aesha, who can barely contain her happiness; the night set the bar very high for the rest of the season.
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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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In a 2023 survey by World Athletics, a global sports federation, 75% of responding athletes said the impacts of climate change are negatively affecting their health and athletic performance.
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Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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Supporters of the diversion program say that the program has had reasonable levels of success in California.
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When asked to address this perception, May pointed to the similarities of the game now, and the success of former Florida coach Billy Donovan, who has had a long run with Oklahoma City and Chicago.
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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 30 Jun. 2026.
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