as in interest
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
the social worker was pleased at the improvement in the child's welfare
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Recent Examples of welfare
This includes using various state and federal databases to find, extract and compile data on costs related to the program, labor, healthcare, unemployment, welfare and other factors.
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Maya Miller, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
According to sheriff’s homicide Lt. Juan Márquez, deputies went to the central Vista home around 10 a.m. Wednesday to conduct a welfare check.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
The controversy concerns a $10 million payment to the Hope Florida Foundation, which is tied to first lady Casey DeSantis’s welfare assistance program Hope Florida and has led to criticism from some state House Republicans.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Deputies notified the Sumter Police Department, who went to perform a welfare check on Leonard's home and discovered his wife dead in their garage from an apparent gunshot wound.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Maya Miller, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
According to sheriff’s homicide Lt. Juan Márquez, deputies went to the central Vista home around 10 a.m. Wednesday to conduct a welfare check.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
The controversy concerns a $10 million payment to the Hope Florida Foundation, which is tied to first lady Casey DeSantis’s welfare assistance program Hope Florida and has led to criticism from some state House Republicans.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Deputies notified the Sumter Police Department, who went to perform a welfare check on Leonard's home and discovered his wife dead in their garage from an apparent gunshot wound.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare
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The solid job gains in April also increase the odds that the Federal Reserve will keep its benchmark interest rate steady when policy makers meet next week on May 6-7, experts say.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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To the normal viewer their interest is in the results, not the work involved.—
Dennis Warren,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2025
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Wildlife advocates also argue that looking at a koala through binoculars is not a reliable way to understand the creature’s health and well-being.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the agents claimed their visit was to check on the student's well-being, but school staff reported the agents also tried to mislead them by falsely stating the families had authorized the contact.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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With traditional systems emphasizing reactive care, the need for a proactive approach to health has never been more urgent.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The health of your culture is the leading indicator of your future success.—
Nirmal Chhabria,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Small changes in your behavior and surroundings can set you on course for happiness.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The second thing is that a lot of our discussion about happiness is overly self-centered.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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The port plays a key role in trade in the country and is responsible for the vast majority of loading and unloading of goods in Iranian ports.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2025
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But everything changed in December, when Trump threatened heavy tariffs on Canadian goods, triggering a nationalist backlash that reshaped the political landscape.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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In 2018, the Giants were one of the many teams to make the mistake of passing on Allen and Jackson, for the sake of building around Eli Manning for at least one more year.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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There’s no room in modern leadership for an authoritarian style that defends positions for the sake of being right.—
Ed Macha,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Of course, the value (and advisability) of such a potent check depends on the quality of the state actors involved, and in the United States, agency officials are highly trained, relatively diverse, and demonstrably devoted to the public weal.—
Jon D. Michaels,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Aug. 2017
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When economic distress reaches a certain point, the individual citizen no longer uses his political power to serve the public weal, but only to help himself.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Dec. 2011
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Domenech’s success highlights the importance of relationships and referrals.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Matt Robison is a writer, podcast host, and former congressional staffer Jonathan Tobin—Trump Has Struck a Blow Against the Deep State The first hundred days of the Trump 2.0 administration have been a rousing success.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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