as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
we're only doing this for your own well-being
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Recent Examples of well-being
By conducting these inspections, Border Patrol agents help safeguard the security and well-being of communities throughout the United States.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Regardless of chronotype, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends getting at least seven hours of sleep per night to support overall health and well-being.
—Amy McGorry, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Holloway is the founder of Conversations by Courage, a consulting practice dedicated to connecting ideas, sectors, and communities for collective well-being.
—Mathew Holloway, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Our children deserve leadership that prioritizes their education and well-being, not a mayor scrambling to consolidate power while under federal investigation and seeking a pardon by aligning policies to harm children.
—Matt Gonzales, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Regardless of chronotype, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends getting at least seven hours of sleep per night to support overall health and well-being.
—Amy McGorry, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Holloway is the founder of Conversations by Courage, a consulting practice dedicated to connecting ideas, sectors, and communities for collective well-being.
—Mathew Holloway, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Our children deserve leadership that prioritizes their education and well-being, not a mayor scrambling to consolidate power while under federal investigation and seeking a pardon by aligning policies to harm children.
—Matt Gonzales, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-being
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And that takes massive assistance, which means providing welfare housing with counseling right there in the building to keep people from crashing back into the street.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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The order notes that a 1996 welfare overhaul denies most public benefits to people in the country illegally but says that law has been gradually undermined.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Financial markets:Stocks waver as investors eye Federal Reserve minutes and Trump's tariff announcements Bullion is seen as a safeguard against geopolitical risks and inflation, but rising interest rates diminish its attractiveness as a non-yielding asset.—
Daksh Grover,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The shift to online shopping has reduced store traffic, compounded by challenges from inflation and high interest rates.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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These navigators locate long-term treatment programs, follow up on prescriptions, connect patients with the correct doctors for their other health problems, remind patients about appointments and generally try to keep them engaged in their own care.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Our research finds that Baltimore City and Maryland are trailblazers in respecting gender equity in public health data.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Feb. 2025
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Reporter's notebook:Finland, happiness, saunas, NATO and the threat from Russia Finland joined NATO in April 2023 in direct reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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This schism becomes her barrier to happiness, discounting and dismissing the clearly beguiling Sam, a handsome charmer with a twinkle in his eye.—
Jason Bailey,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Named for his grandmother and mother, the bar seats around 40 and will host lunches, late-night dinners and pop-ups — and sometimes, just plain old gathering at the bar for the sake of camaraderie.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yellen was uncomfortable risking these privileges for the sake of punishing Putin.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The success of similar venues on Chicago’s lakefront, such as those at North Beach, demonstrates the potential impact.—
Melody Winston,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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The success is driven by Fairlife’s Core Power protein shake brand, which remains a popular staple at many grocery stores and does not have many direct market-leading competitors.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Well-being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-being. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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