New Deal
noun
: the legislative and administrative program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s
also
: the period of this program
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In April, Bass released a new Climate Action plan for the city that largely replaces the Green New Deal and calls for doubling local solar power by 2030, reducing the use of fossil fuels in buildings and city buses, and addressing heat risk, among other items.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
My Second New Deal addresses this head on.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
As part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was created to combat unemployment during the Great Depression.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
This is what created the New Deal, this is what created the labor movement, this is what created the concept of shared prosperity.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
My Second New Deal addresses this head on.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
As part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was created to combat unemployment during the Great Depression.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
This is what created the New Deal, this is what created the labor movement, this is what created the concept of shared prosperity.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for New Deal
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“New Deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Deal. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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