outdoor relief
Britishnoun
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Shandas and his family ended up spending hours bobbing in a local river — the only outdoor relief they could find.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2021
Shandas and his family ended up spending hours bobbing in a local river – the only outdoor relief they could find.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
That Empire in its heyday has been described as a "system of outdoor relief for the upper classes."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Under a system called "outdoor relief," they were auctioned into the service of those who would support them at the lowest cost to the community.
From Time Magazine Archive
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To furnish such institutions of relief as hospitals, outdoor relief stations, etc.
From The Negro by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois
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