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Recent Examples of welfare state
Where earlier welfare states delivered benefits, Biden’s welfare state became a crusader for economic, social, and cultural change.
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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
This will be painful since many of Europe’s governments are already struggling to balance the books and are under extreme pressure to maintain their popular welfare states.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Most states would have to sacrifice bits of their welfare state, or borrow heavily, or tax even more heavily, to fund such an increase.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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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
This will be painful since many of Europe’s governments are already struggling to balance the books and are under extreme pressure to maintain their popular welfare states.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Most states would have to sacrifice bits of their welfare state, or borrow heavily, or tax even more heavily, to fund such an increase.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare state
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The principle is rooted in the separation of powers and states that Congress cannot delegate its legislative powers to executive branch agencies.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Census Bureau’s data for 2023, aggregated across all quarters, showed total state and local tax revenue of approximately $1.4 trillion.—
David Moon (Junseo Moon),
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 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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Still, economists are forecasting that the tariffs will cause inflation to reignite, while also prompting some trade partners to retaliate with higher tariffs on American imports to their nations.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Financial markets declined markedly Wednesday after Donald Trump unveiled steeper-than-expected retaliatory tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. from other nations.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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In a recent statement to The Center Square, PJM spokesman Jeff Shields said that the organization has managed generation transitions in the commonwealth for decades, including the switch from coal to natural gas over the last 20 years.—
Christen Smith | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Apr. 2025
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Some 47,000 people live in the commonwealth, according to U.S. Census data, mostly on the islands of Saipan, Rota and Tinian.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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The settlement also adds that Google will not interfere with, restrain or coerce workers in the exercise of their rights.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Smith denied any wrongdoing as part of the settlement terms and the settlement was entered with all parties specifically disclaiming any liability.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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By implementing regenerative agricultural practices, SRI focuses on enhancing soil health, conserving biodiversity, reducing chemical dependency, and promoting water conservation.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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Cutting China out of the supply chain removes a critical dependency.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday indefinitely suspended a lower court mandate that the government immediately return him to the U.S. to fix the mistake.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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To meet the needs of today’s employers, 75% of whom said in a recent study that their new college hires were unprepared for the job, B.U. leaders saw a mandate to innovate business education.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Welfare state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20state. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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