How to Use social security in a Sentence
social security
noun- She is living on social security.
- He began collecting Social Security checks.
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The parents do not have social security numbers and the kids do.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
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When the paramedics arrived, one of them asked for my social security number.
—Estefania Saavedra, refinery29.com, 9 Nov. 2022
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So programs like social security, being able to pay the troops and so much more, the government wouldn't be able to fund those programs.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2021
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South Korea doesn't have the same massive social security program as the US.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
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Coming back in with Nany was kind of my social security blanket.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2022
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How about your court records and your social security numbers?
—Dallas News, 12 Dec. 2022
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To pay for rising social security costs as Japan’s population aged, Aso oversaw two hikes in the sales tax that doubled the levy to 10%.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2021
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In 2018, protests erupted over changes to social security rules that would have required workers to pay more and retirees to receive less.
—Frances Robles, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
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Those subpoenaed records showed that more than one-third of background checks used the same last four digits of a social security number, the report said.
—Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
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One person described it to me as a social security number for cops.
—NBC News, 4 Sep. 2022
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She is also accused of killing her son and stealing the social security funds allotted to him.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2022
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Among the people excluded were those who did not have a valid social security number (SSN).
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
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If no adult household members have a social security number, the applicant may leave the space blank.
—Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 31 Aug. 2022
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As a result, social security is a big part of our lives—but probably not a big part of our legit incoming phone calls.
—Margaret Littman, Health.com, 24 Nov. 2021
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Around a quarter is spent on social security, such as universal credit and the state pension (which costs £124 billion, the largest item in the welfare budget).
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 June 2024
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Once the child is born, parent's apply for their kids social security card and the legal name is solidified.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
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Old people vote, so cuts to social security and other programs that help the aged are unlikely to succeed.
—Samuel Goldman, The Week, 11 May 2022
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Weronika Shviets, a 6-year-old from Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, was waiting in line with her mom for social security benefits on a school day this past week.
—Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
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Money for social security is collected through taxes and placed in a trust fund.
—Margaret Littman, Health.com, 16 Nov. 2021
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While waiting for a new social security card to arrive, Jarvis returned to the bar on Sept. 19 to buy drinks for people, according to Talaski.
—Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 30 Sep. 2021
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The complaint said the person had moved to Chengdu and paid social security taxes for several years to be eligible to buy a house.
—Claire Fu, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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The woman said her dad’s wallet contained $250 in cash, a driver’s license, social security card and Medicare card.
—John Benson, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2022
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Alaska is the only state in the union that doesn’t offer teachers a pension or social security benefits.
—Claire Stremple, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Oct. 2021
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Just as in 2011, there will likely be some last-minute fix, brought about by the sheer political suicide of delaying social security checks.
—James Berman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
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But one of the most significant benefits of retiring in Uruguay is that your U.S. pension and social security will not be taxed.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2023
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That took up more than half of her monthly income, $520 in social security benefits.
—Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 20 Jan. 2022
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Brown did not have his driver's license with him but gave officers his name and social security card, according to the lawsuit and the police report.
—Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022
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Taxes on some social security programs such as the Social Health Insurance were also scrapped, the statement said.
—Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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