New Deal
noun
: the legislative and administrative program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s
also
: the period of this program
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The Democrat drew parallels between his vision for New York and the legendary partnership between Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and FDR during the New Deal era.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Franklin Roosevelt initiated the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Work Progress Administration as part of the New Deal, putting destitute Americans to work by building roads, dams, bridges, libraries, schools — and parks.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
New lighting and electrical systems and a modern security system are also among the improvements to the museum, which was originally constructed as a New Deal-era Works Progress Administration, or WPA, project.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
Under one of the many Green New Deal schemes pushed by former President Joe Biden, the General Services Administration and Veterans Affairs in 2022 announced plans to put 140 EV charging stations at 34 locations to prepare for the shift to a fleet of electric vehicles.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Franklin Roosevelt initiated the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Work Progress Administration as part of the New Deal, putting destitute Americans to work by building roads, dams, bridges, libraries, schools — and parks.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
New lighting and electrical systems and a modern security system are also among the improvements to the museum, which was originally constructed as a New Deal-era Works Progress Administration, or WPA, project.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
Under one of the many Green New Deal schemes pushed by former President Joe Biden, the General Services Administration and Veterans Affairs in 2022 announced plans to put 140 EV charging stations at 34 locations to prepare for the shift to a fleet of electric vehicles.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 19 Nov. 2025
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“New Deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Deal. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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