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Social Security Act

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. a law passed in 1935 providing old-age retirement insurance, a federal-state program of unemployment compensation, and federal grants for state welfare programs.


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Stefania Bortolami relocated to TriBeCa in 2017, hiring Dochantschi to renovate a former social security office filled with plywood and drop ceiling tiles.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

Your next step could be calling the social security office where he is located, and asking to speak to a representative.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2022

But, eventually, she struggled for money and was forced to go to the social security office to claim benefits - an experience she found demeaning.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2018

In 2017, the details of 1.4 million pensioners were inadvertently leaked by a local social security office.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2018

I had even gone to the social security office the month before to get my social security number.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

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