ON RELIEF Definition & Meaning

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Also, on welfare ; on the dole . Receiving public financial assistance, as in Half the people in this town are on relief , or Don hated the idea of going on welfare . The first two terms originated in the United States in the 1930s, when government assistance of this kind was first instituted. On the dole , used mainly in Britain but occasionally in America, dates from the 1920s, although the use of dole for a charitable gift dates from about 1200.

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The Recording Academy announced that the 67th Grammy Awards, planned for Feb. 2 in Los Angeles, will go forward with a focus on relief efforts.

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“Gaza has become very quickly dependent on relief handouts,” Touma said.

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In a phone call with Mr. Netanyahu, Mr. Biden called the strikes on relief workers and the broader humanitarian crisis in Gaza “unacceptable,” according to a White House statement.

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Workers on relief rolls were hired to plant 220 million trees from North Dakota to Texas and got results: The new leafy windbreaks, known as a “shelterbelt,” meaningfully increased localized rainfall and increased yields for struggling farmers.

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Analysts say about 15 billion euros had already been spent in this year’s budget, some of it on relief for consumers’ high energy bills.

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