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bread line
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[ bred-lahyn ]
noun
- a group of needy persons waiting in line for free food to be distributed by a government agency or charitable organization.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bread line1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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He’s amiable but outraged, delivering a blistering critique of the country’s high unemployment rate, bread lines and uneven wealth distribution.
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Scuffles broke out among people waiting in bread lines.
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My pal Tan Vinh tells me the bread line at Q Bakery is a sight to see on weekends.
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Long bread lines recently plagued the country, where around two thirds of the population of 6 million, including 1 million Syrian refugees, now lives in poverty.
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Like a color remake of Depression-era imagery: the factory entrance, the bread line.
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