affluence
Example Sentences
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We should have well-funded schools for all American children, where success isn’t so tied to where you call home and the relative affluence of your neighbors.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
"With durian, I bought a car, houses for my children and built a villa for my family," he said, his affluence evident around him.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Like many constituencies in Scotland, there are pockets of affluence and deprivation, often sitting side by side.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Dickens’s readers balk at his use of caricature and coincidence, but as Mr. Keefe shows, both are appropriate for a money-mad city full of affluence and anonymity, weird proximities and sudden death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Instead it is his knowledge that apart from their affluence, Gerald and Lydia are secure in a way his parents will never be.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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