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support system

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noun

support systems plural
  1. people who provide support.

    a family support system to help a troubled youth.


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Start by comparing your current support system to the support you’d get in a senior living community, said Sara Zeff Geber, Ph.D., author of “Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

“When loneliness hits them and the lack of a social support system, they start resenting the locals and perhaps even avoid meeting them and isolate themselves.”

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

I had the night sweats and you’re exhausted and you feel crazy, but I had a good support system.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

The findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, point to a potential treatment strategy that focuses on boosting the brain's own support system to slow cognitive decline in neurodegenerative disease.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

An unbreakable bond united the crew—for many members, it was the only support system they had.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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