welfare states

noun

plural of welfare state
as in client states

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  1. states
  2. settlements
  3. nations
  4. lands
  5. countries
  6. provinces
  7. mandates
Noun
  • At least 27 states have called for the ruling to be respected, and 17 more have issued generally positive statements about it.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Bozovic has long attributed the influx of wealthy buyers to higher taxes in states like New York and California, as well as Florida’s more business-friendly policies.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of states
Noun
  • Her time in office also saw a large amount of legal settlements that were attached to cases that stretched even before her tenure as Chief.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The company reported $450 million in legal accruals related to the trial, including the $280 million in settlements, which were recognized in its first quarter.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of settlements
Noun
  • Another significant portion of those 13 million barrels were replaced with emergency stockpiles that Western nations, led by the United States, have been releasing for months.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Together, these countries account for the vast majority of global nuclear production, reflecting the capital requirements and long development timelines that limit nuclear power to a relatively small group of nations.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of nations
Noun
  • Venus enters Libra on August 6, which usually paves the way for a pleasing journey through foreign lands (and doubles your odds of finding romance abroad).
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • Thirty four major fires are burning largely on public range lands from near Bend, east of the Cascade Mountains to the Idaho state line.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 July 2026
Definition of lands
Noun
  • Jimmy Carter took the leaders of Egypt and Israel there in 1978 for talks that produced the Camp David Accords, a peace agreement between the two countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Iran has previously targeted US infrastructure at military bases in neighboring countries in retaliation for American strikes on its territory.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of countries
Noun
  • Those include not only the provincial-level Tibet Autonomous Region but also parts of neighboring provinces like Sichuan, where Cheogyal is from.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In Germany, firefighters using drones and helicopters battled a forest fire near the Austrian border, according to the Associated Press, while in Turkey, responders tackled forest fires in four western provinces.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 31 July 2026
Definition of provinces
Noun
  • There has been an ongoing war between some employees and companies to circumvent the intent of return-to-office mandates.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • The analysis also associated return-to-office mandates with lower career satisfaction and engagement and higher burnout.
    — Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of mandates
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