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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But poor people on Medicaid or food stamps, according to this administration, those are the real moochers in this country.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Compounding that vulnerability are proposed major cuts to federal spending on food assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps, on which nearly 3 million Floridians, including Brown and her five grandchildren, rely.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The upper chamber will soon begin working on the legislation that would extend income tax cuts, implement changes to Medicaid and food stamps, funnel more money toward immigration enforcement and more.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Hope Florida aims to get state residents off food stamps and welfare by referring them to private charities.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Compounding that vulnerability are proposed major cuts to federal spending on food assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps, on which nearly 3 million Floridians, including Brown and her five grandchildren, rely.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The upper chamber will soon begin working on the legislation that would extend income tax cuts, implement changes to Medicaid and food stamps, funnel more money toward immigration enforcement and more.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Hope Florida aims to get state residents off food stamps and welfare by referring them to private charities.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
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“Food stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20stamp. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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