food stamp
noun
: a government-issued coupon that is sold at little cost or given to low-income persons and is redeemable for food
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But President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes the largest cuts to food stamps in the program’s 86-year history, jeopardizing assistance for more than 42 million people.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Similarly, while some food stamp provisions remain, the narrative ignores the potential for reduced access for others, including children and pregnant women, under changes to eligibility.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Haskins referred to a 2016 case in which a married couple in Hialeah who operated a food stand business — Opa-locka Fruit and Produce Market — fraudulently redeemed over $2.4 million in food stamp benefits by exchanging EBT funds for cash.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
The bill slashes funding for programs like Medicaid, places the burden of food stamp funding on individual states and provides significant tax cuts to the highest earners.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Similarly, while some food stamp provisions remain, the narrative ignores the potential for reduced access for others, including children and pregnant women, under changes to eligibility.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Haskins referred to a 2016 case in which a married couple in Hialeah who operated a food stand business — Opa-locka Fruit and Produce Market — fraudulently redeemed over $2.4 million in food stamp benefits by exchanging EBT funds for cash.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
The bill slashes funding for programs like Medicaid, places the burden of food stamp funding on individual states and provides significant tax cuts to the highest earners.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
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“Food stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20stamp. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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