outdoor relief
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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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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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He is what in England is called a pauper, who subsists upon "outdoor relief," allowed him by men of intellect.
From English Secularism A Confession Of Belief by Holyoake, George Jacob
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