food stamp
noun
: a government-issued coupon that is sold at little cost or given to low-income persons and is redeemable for food
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That's because of new work requirements for people receiving aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
Roxanne Williams, an Orlando mother of five, relies on food stamps to help feed her family, but higher grocery prices have made shopping more of a challenge.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Melvin Trotter walked in and began rifling through the cash register, grabbing about $100 and some food stamps.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Today, one in three households there depends on those food stamps and now the program that has fed families for decades is facing the largest cuts in history.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
Roxanne Williams, an Orlando mother of five, relies on food stamps to help feed her family, but higher grocery prices have made shopping more of a challenge.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Melvin Trotter walked in and began rifling through the cash register, grabbing about $100 and some food stamps.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Today, one in three households there depends on those food stamps and now the program that has fed families for decades is facing the largest cuts in history.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Food stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20stamp. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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