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Recent Examples of welfare state
And while its social-welfare state was dismantled and degraded, its corporate welfare state survived and thrived, helping create the unequal metropolis Mamdani is called upon to govern.
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Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … OPINION KELLY LOEFFLER – Vast network of Somali nonprofits ripped off Minnesota’s welfare state.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
But why does the modern welfare state magnify the disparity?
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
This pledge boosted morale and provided the template for the postwar welfare state.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … OPINION KELLY LOEFFLER – Vast network of Somali nonprofits ripped off Minnesota’s welfare state.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
But why does the modern welfare state magnify the disparity?
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
This pledge boosted morale and provided the template for the postwar welfare state.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare state
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Meanwhile, Sesame is an innovative self-pay healthcare with a platform that operates in all 50 states and connects patients directly with doctors without insurance as a middle-man.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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Details of how a trial would move forward with states that don’t sign on to the settlement will be decided later.—
Josh Sisco,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.—
Lloyd Axworthy,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2024
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Somaliland became independent from Britain in 1960, a few days before Somalia, then a trust territory administered by Italy, gained its own sovereignty.—
Michael M. Phillips,
WSJ,
1 Feb. 2022
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Their client state of Syria is no more.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Hamas and Hezbollah, which have enjoyed Iran’s support, have also been seriously debilitated and there is a new government in Syria that is no longer a client state of Iran.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Grateful to the Packers organization, my teammates, and Packers nation for seven great years.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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This season, North Crowley will be a hard team to eliminate, as the squad has been one of the most dominant not just in Texas, but the entire nation.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kay Scarpetta is, like many protagonists of these sorts of stories, a remarkable and mythical investigator, returning to her old job as chief medical examiner of the commonwealth of Virginia in order to spend more time with her grieving niece, Lucy (DeBose), who has lost her wife.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Schools across the commonwealth are kicking off their spring breaks in the coming weeks, meaning locals will be hopping in their cars to visit family and travel.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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If a settlement agreement is reached, that could pause a trial that started in New York last week and is slated to continue for several more weeks.—
Josh Sisco,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The West Coast community was once the site of a gold-mining settlement—there's even a miner's cemetery there—but today it's prized for its golden sunsets.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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In effect, the system nudges seniors toward dependency rather than prevention.—
Saul Anuzis,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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According to court filings cited by CBS News, his family claims Gemini encouraged delusional thinking, escalated emotional dependency, and ultimately pushed him toward suicide.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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At issue are California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations, which were adopted in 2022 and established several requirements for automakers, including the 2035 zero-emission sales mandate.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ellison bought the anti-woke, pro-Israel Free Press and installed its founder atop CBS News with a mandate to shake up the network.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Welfare state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20state. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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