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Recent Examples of welfare Authorities later arrested Milazzo on suspicion of disseminating indecent material to minors in the second degree, a class E felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor, the CCSO said. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 June 2025 Authorities plan to continue welfare checks and damage assessments throughout the affected region, while utility teams work to restore power. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025 Missing police sergeant discovered in extreme hoarding conditions after welfare check. FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025 Sarah Elizabeth Ward’s body was found at 1 p.m. during a welfare check in the 4400 block of Golf Acres Drive, according to a CMPD press release Thursday. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for welfare
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Noun
  • To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 1 July 2025
  • Roley's grandfather, Dale Roley, told the New York Times on Monday that the suspect was working for a tree company and had expressed interest in becoming a forest firefighter.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • That means building systems that support development, accountability and well-being—not just during onboarding but across the entire employee lifecycle.
    Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • Environmental organizations and immigration advocates have expressed concerns about multiple aspects of the project, from the potential consequences on the fragile Everglades ecosystem to the well-being of the people who will be detained there, especially in the hot summer months.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The British Royal family health issues have been a major discussion point for what feels like the last year or so.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 28 June 2025
  • The startup, now known as Hims & Hers Health Inc., then expanded into women’s health, went public in 2021 and grew its workforce to more than 1,600 workers.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Bhutan has become famous for its different approach to governance, which has been admired in the West, for example calculating gross national happiness or mandating that 60% of the country remain forested.
    Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • While Mercury in Leo encourages you to prioritize your happiness on a daily basis, Saturn in Aries brings structure to your finances and sense of security.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • That means that the cross-dock, which is typically used to quickly transfer goods between trucks, will be fully automated; robots will receive, analyze and send out parcels and pallets delivered to the location.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
  • From apples to iPhones, trucks move 72% of goods sold in America’s stores, and freight costs shape what consumers pay, with those costs dictated by the volatile price of diesel fuel.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The bigger-picture stuff is ignored for the sake of telling a smallish love story.
    Rich Juzwiak, Time, 24 June 2025
  • The elder Xi endured extraordinary suffering for the sake of the cause, at the hands of both Nationalist foes and the Communists themselves.
    JOSEPH TORIGIAN, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Since moving into the position, von Eschenbach launched the university’s first Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and has focused on growing enrollment, advancing student success, and strengthening community impact, according to a news release.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2025
  • With the original film debuting nearly 15 years ago, nostalgia played a huge role in its success.
    Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

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“Welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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