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affluence

[af-loo-uhns, uh-floo-] / ˈæf lu əns, əˈflu- /


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Ms. Hannah-Jones had assumed that her own affluence, status and persistence would make the schools better.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

Those geographic differences constitute important ultimate answers to Yali’s question about why different peoples ended up with disparate degrees of power and affluence.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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