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With time, the appetite for full repeal has waned, especially as Tea Party members who were elected on promises to get rid of the law have been replaced by more populist members of the caucus who are less hostile to the welfare state.
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The Editors, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
This will reduce the pool of working taxpayers who are needed to expand the already bloated welfare state.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
The Reaganite values that most endure are the reactionary ones: his hostility toward civil rights, feminism, and the welfare state.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Sweden, with a long history of liberal immigration policies and a huge welfare state, proudly agreed to take in more than 160,000 refugees in 2015.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
This will reduce the pool of working taxpayers who are needed to expand the already bloated welfare state.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
The Reaganite values that most endure are the reactionary ones: his hostility toward civil rights, feminism, and the welfare state.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Sweden, with a long history of liberal immigration policies and a huge welfare state, proudly agreed to take in more than 160,000 refugees in 2015.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
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Two states — Arizona and Hawaii — don’t change and stay on standard time.ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
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Kelly was state’s attorney for St. Clair County at the time.Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
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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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The hunter education marketplace remains lucrative because once a vendor acquires a client state agency, their customers come along essentially for free.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2024
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In other words, Britain is a client state, albeit a senior one, with certain privileges.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 June 2024
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The ceremony will host diplomatic representatives from more than 50 nations, including Norway, Sweden, Indonesia, Spain, and Ecuador.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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But one thing has stayed constant: The U.S. economy has come out in a better position than other large, rich nations.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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The first lottery, slated for Nov. 25, will determine the winners for nine out of the commonwealth's 11 dispensary licensing regions.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
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Over the last few decades, there has been a boom in energy resources extraction there, creating jobs and giving a boost to the commonwealth’s economy.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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The book The History of Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri includes brief biographies of the pioneers that migrated to the area in the early days of settlement, including mention of Zadock Martin, the pioneer that built a dam on the Platte River with his sons.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Window into America’s first English settlement Measuring nearly 6 feet long (less than 2 meters) and 3 feet wide (less than 1 meter), the tombstone was discovered in 1901 inside the entrance of a third Jamestown church that was built around the second church in the 1640s.Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Safeguards against emotional dependency Case: Mental health chatbots or digital companions, designed to offer emotional support, risk fostering emotional dependency in users who repeatedly seek comfort and reassurance, potentially substituting human relationships with AI interactions.Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Taylor's weight gain was attributed to a back injury from her childhood, her struggles with alcohol dependency and her changing lifestyle in her 40s.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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But some companies have pointed to higher minimum wage mandates as a reason for increasing prices, and some restaurant owners who have closed their doors have cited labor costs.Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Fed has a dual mandate to support full employment and keep inflation rates low and stable.Jason Schenker, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Welfare state.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20state. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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