welfare states

noun

plural of welfare state
as in client states

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  1. states
  2. settlements
  3. nations
  4. lands
  5. countries
  6. provinces
  7. mandates
Noun
  • The checks, packaged with letters touting his record, have been sent to 1 million Americans in 30 states, according to the White House.
    — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Executive housing projects include high-end, upscale property designed for comfort, quality and convenience that often feature large layouts, premium finishes and high-end amenities, the program states.
    — Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of states
Noun
  • In new measures, the army said most Palestinian workers with permits will not be allowed to enter Israeli West Bank settlements on Sunday and Monday, and crossings into Israel will remain closed until after Israel's elections on Tuesday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The West Bank is a Palestinian territory west of the Jordan River where Israeli settlements have been expanding for decades.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of settlements
Noun
  • Leftist mainstream media outlets piled on this week to express outrage at my observation, during a speech in Grand Rapids for Mike Rogers, about the troubling dearth of scientific output from the world’s 22 Arab nations over the past five decades.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Deployments from contributing nations have lagged and costs have risen.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of nations
Noun
  • After a drone lands, the CLARKE system can analyze images without an internet connection, and teams can then send compact reports detailing building damage and road conditions, rather than huge image files.
    — Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic's filing lands at the start of a big week for tech on Wall Street.
    — Ashley Capoot,Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny,Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of lands
Noun
  • Rosatom wants to bring nuclear power to that market, saying 38 of Africa’s 54 countries have coastlines suitable for its floating reactors.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Our Congress has passed laws prohibiting trade with Russia and sanctioning those countries that do.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of countries
Noun
  • In Congo, the disease has spread to 66 health zones across eight provinces, from three zones when it was first declared in May.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Congo has reported cases across eight provinces, including Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, and Tshopo.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of provinces
Noun
  • The position comes with the power to declare public health emergencies, forcibly quarantine people and set vaccine mandates for illnesses such as chickenpox that fall outside the state Legislature’s framework of seven childhood vaccine mandates.
    — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Creating an independent, nonpartisan Council on Local Mandates to provide legislators with cost estimates for new mandates imposed on cities and towns.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of mandates
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