social assistance
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The health care and social assistance industries are expected to experience the largest job growth and be the fastest-growing industries, according to the U.S.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Hiring picked up not just in the healthcare and social assistance sectors—which added 89,900 jobs—but also in construction and transportation and warehousing.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Since the end of 2024, healthcare and social assistance has added about 855,000 jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The labor market has been cooling, with healthcare and social assistance driving most gains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
But what favorite dishes were served the captain in those intervening days! and there was one cool evening beside, when the housekeeper had the social assistance of a fire in the Franklin stove.
From Strangers and Wayfarers by Jewett, Sarah Orne
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