Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare states
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The virtual shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz is unnerving the world economy, driving up energy and fertilizer prices, threatening food shortages in poor countries, destabilizing fragile states and complicating efforts by central banks to drive down prices for consumers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Homeland Security said in a statement that states cannot prosecute federal officers.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Twin Cities,
17 Mar. 2026
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Israel has significantly escalated military activities in the occupied West Bank since 2023 as the right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed to increase Jewish settlements and entrench Israel’s grip on the land.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Mar. 2026
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But what October 7th did was create the political possibility that the most extreme version of settlements, which had been on the shelf for many years, could be accelerated and pushed past the finish line.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Normally, higher crude prices boost the revenues of oil-exporting nations, and some of that money gets reinvested into global markets like stocks and bonds.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Iranian attacks on oil and gas facilities across the Persian Gulf have hobbled operations in oil-producing nations such as the United Arab Emirates, where a drone attack on Monday sparked a fire in the Fujairah Oil Industries Zone.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Teams dedicate years training folks in portal communities to protect their lands and gain practical skills in tourism, conservation, and hospitality.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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The result also reinforces that Mars is now a planet that is almost frozen in time, with lands that are far more undisturbed than any on Earth.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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Trump signs an executive order imposing tariffs on countries that send oil to Cuba, essentially blocking shipments.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia is expected to host a consultative meeting of foreign ministers from a number of Arab and Muslim countries in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing conflict in the region.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Nighttime curfews have also been imposed in the coastal provinces of Guayas, Los Rios, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas and El Oro during the next two weeks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The army will also work to combat crime in the North West, Free State and Eastern Cape provinces.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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White House officials said the Biden-era energy efficiency mandates in HUD and Agriculture departments' guidelines could add up to $9,000 to housing construction costs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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But in South Carolina, where opposition to government mandates is firmly entrenched, that's unlikely to happen.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Welfare states.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20states. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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