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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Robinson said he was also cut off from food stamps in November as the longest government shutdown in history lumbered on.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Mensah grew up in extreme poverty, living with his mother Naomi and three siblings in low-income housing and relying on food stamps and church food banks.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Bondi also asked Minnesota for all Minnesota records on Medicaid and food stamps, and the repeal of sanctuary polices blocking local officials from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.
—Alex Derosier, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
In the letter, Bondi requested Walz to repeal state sanctuary city laws, turn over state voter rolls to the DOJ, and share state records on Medicaid, food stamps and other nutrition programs for the federal government to investigate fraud.
—Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Mensah grew up in extreme poverty, living with his mother Naomi and three siblings in low-income housing and relying on food stamps and church food banks.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Bondi also asked Minnesota for all Minnesota records on Medicaid and food stamps, and the repeal of sanctuary polices blocking local officials from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.
—Alex Derosier, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
In the letter, Bondi requested Walz to repeal state sanctuary city laws, turn over state voter rolls to the DOJ, and share state records on Medicaid, food stamps and other nutrition programs for the federal government to investigate fraud.
—Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Food stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20stamp. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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