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Recent Examples of welfare state
The nineteen-forties and fifties were supposedly an era of liberal consensus, when both parties agreed on the virtues of the welfare state and a U.S.-led international order.
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Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
That makes eminent sense, given that — even with economic stagnation on much of the continent due in part to the robust welfare states Europeans have built while scrimping on defense spending — Europe as a whole is far wealthier than Russia, with a GDP 10 times larger.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Where earlier welfare states delivered benefits, Biden’s welfare state became a crusader for economic, social, and cultural change.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 1 Feb. 2025
Brutalism was the welfare state in Britain and authoritarian rule in the Soviet Union.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
That makes eminent sense, given that — even with economic stagnation on much of the continent due in part to the robust welfare states Europeans have built while scrimping on defense spending — Europe as a whole is far wealthier than Russia, with a GDP 10 times larger.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Where earlier welfare states delivered benefits, Biden’s welfare state became a crusader for economic, social, and cultural change.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 1 Feb. 2025
Brutalism was the welfare state in Britain and authoritarian rule in the Soviet Union.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare state
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The church as a refuge Since 2022, more than 200,000 asylum seekers arrived to New York City, some arriving by bus as Republican states sought to overwhelm the city’s sanctuary status.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Idahoans spend more on groceries than residents of any other state, according to one measure.—
Daniel Schrager,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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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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In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.—
Daniel Seifert,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Feb. 2025
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But Assad’s fall (and Russia’s indifference to the collapse of his regime) suggests that concern for Syria or any other client state has been subjugated by Putin to his overriding focus on dealing Ukraine a decisive defeat.—
Alexander Baunov,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Dec. 2024
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Rather, given Cascadian ecology—the primary focus of Carr’s images—understandings of her imaginative creations might also be constructed irrespective of nation: an artist seen primarily in relation to her place, itself her subject.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration’s new tariffs, including a 10% base tariff on most nations, have led to stock market declines and production interruptions, prompting many businesses to reassess hiring and financial health.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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That's when Polish King Jan III Sobieski, the ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth, came to the rescue of the besieged Austrian capital.—
Danuta Hamlin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The commonwealth also tends to vote for the party that is not in the White House during its off-year gubernatorial election.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2025
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The company reached a financial settlement with the men and apologized.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The festival reached a settlement with 277 ticket holders in 2021, when it was ordered to pay each recipient an award of $7,220.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Rapid expansion without profitability is a recipe for dependency on external funding.—
Jonathan Low,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Over time, this dynamic may develop into a toxic cycle of dependency.—
Eddie Brummelman,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2025
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While Google has been gradually nudging employees back to the office, this latest move amounts to a crack down on workers dodging the hybrid-schedule mandates.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
24 Apr. 2025
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In 2011, just before a tsunami engulfed the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the Swiss parliament had discussed discontinuing the 1963 shelter mandate.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
The Dial,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Welfare state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20state. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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