well-being
noun
well-be·ing
ˈwel-ˈbē-iŋ 
: the state of being happy, healthy, or prosperous : welfare
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we're only doing this for your own well-being
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The tip also said they were concerned the student would deny the inappropriate relationship due to Gilkey-Meisegeier's grooming and manipulation and that the student's well-being was at risk, the complaint said.
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
There’s a fine, touching performance, however, from Showko Showfukutei as Hana’s loving but fretful mother, desperately concerned for her daughter’s well-being but inclined to show love only through unrequired domestic service.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
That meant there was genuine uncertainty as to the recipient’s well-being.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
The case will be the first in a slew of cases beginning this year that seek to hold social media companies responsible for harming children’s mental well-being.
—Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
There’s a fine, touching performance, however, from Showko Showfukutei as Hana’s loving but fretful mother, desperately concerned for her daughter’s well-being but inclined to show love only through unrequired domestic service.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
That meant there was genuine uncertainty as to the recipient’s well-being.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
The case will be the first in a slew of cases beginning this year that seek to hold social media companies responsible for harming children’s mental well-being.
—Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for well-being
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“Well-being.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-being. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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