welfare states

plural of welfare state

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Noun
  • What states have reported listeria cases?
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Vought posted on the social media site X that the Energy Department funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.
    Michael Copley, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This structure, along with Structure II (likely a checkpoint or guard post), was part of the police and guard infrastructure surrounding the laborers’ settlements.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In 2024, the department paid nearly $3 million in legal settlements.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Mullally also becomes the ceremonial head of some 85 million Anglicans worldwide, with the appointment of a woman risking deeper theological divides with some of the more conservative branches of the church in African nations.
    Muvija M, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • These services are typically underfunded by the government, even without a shutdown, and tribal nations have to supplement the services with their own revenues, largely from gaming.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All of the Arab countries are signed up.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Back in Europe, regional leaders will converge in Copenhagen on Wednesday to discuss measures to bolster the continent’s security, following a recent spate of airspace incursions in countries including Denmark, Poland, Romania and Estonia.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The federal government is obligated by treaty to fund services such as healthcare and education to tribal nations in exchange for the government taking tribal lands in the 1800s.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Fort Worth was the historical homeland of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, whose people lived, hunted, and migrated through lands today called North Texas.
    Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Cebu quake also happened after a tropical storm late last week battered Cebu and other provinces in the country’s central region.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • On September 29, around 6 pm local time, a large solid-fuel booster was launched from northern China, following a path that maximized its visibility across several provinces.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By shifting the focus from mandates to meaningful interactions, companies can highlight the value of in-person collaboration for individual career growth and team cohesion as well as business need.
    Peter Cappelli, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Research has shown 99% of companies with RTO mandates have seen a drop in engagement.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Welfare states.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20states. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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