Luck and Welfare

Luck

Luck noun - Success that is partly the result of chance.

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Welfare and luck are semantically related In some cases you can use "Welfare" instead a noun "Luck".

Nearby Words: lucky, luckless, luckily, luckiness, lucking

Welfare noun - The state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success.

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Luck and welfare are semantically related in prosperity topic. Sometimes you can use "Luck" instead a noun "Welfare".

Nearby Word: welfarism

complete	complete luck	complete welfare
constant	constant luck	constant welfare
personal	personal luck	personal welfare
general	general luck	general welfare
Other adjectives: less, negative, financial.

The genre arguably originated with Per Wahlöö and Maj Sjöwall's Martin Beck novels, which introduced many of the concepts and conventions, such as deconstructing the clean surface of the welfare state, dealing with older, down on their luck cops and social commentary and social realism.

Source: Nordic Noir
The mere fact that this is in the "Acceptable Lifestyle Targets" and not "Acceptable Hard Luck Targets" shows that people commonly consider someone being jobless and on welfare living a mooching, lazy lifestyle and not someone having a rough patch in their lives.

Source: Acceptable Lifestyle Targets

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