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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Prosecutors allege the pair demanded their victims apply for government EBT cards, also known as the federal food stamp program, and pretend to be homeless.
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Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Enlow points out that less than 1 percent of Arizona’s ESA funds end up being used on improper payments, which is significantly lower than the rate in other social-subsidy programs like food stamps.
—Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In plain English, kids on food stamps might be sent veggies.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
But those positive catalysts are expected to be more than offset by the tariffs, a historic immigration crackdown, layoffs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers and big cuts to social services programs such as Medicaid and food stamps, Begley said.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
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Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Enlow points out that less than 1 percent of Arizona’s ESA funds end up being used on improper payments, which is significantly lower than the rate in other social-subsidy programs like food stamps.
—Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In plain English, kids on food stamps might be sent veggies.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
But those positive catalysts are expected to be more than offset by the tariffs, a historic immigration crackdown, layoffs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers and big cuts to social services programs such as Medicaid and food stamps, Begley said.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Food stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20stamp. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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