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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The federal government recently froze a $100,000 grant that supported it, and with changes in eligibility for food stamps, Davis expects the need to only increase, especially as food prices continue to rise.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
The suspects, 74-year-old Antonio Bonheur and 21-year-old Saul Alisme, each face one charge of food stamp fraud.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
One Avondale resident has received food stamps from the Arizona Department of Economic Security in the past, but has never seen anything like the wait times and lack of service in the last three months.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), sometimes referred to as food stamps, helps around 42 million low- and no-income Americans buy groceries each month.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
The suspects, 74-year-old Antonio Bonheur and 21-year-old Saul Alisme, each face one charge of food stamp fraud.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
One Avondale resident has received food stamps from the Arizona Department of Economic Security in the past, but has never seen anything like the wait times and lack of service in the last three months.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), sometimes referred to as food stamps, helps around 42 million low- and no-income Americans buy groceries each month.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Food stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20stamp. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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