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affluence

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


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And I’m trying to step back from the exclusive focus on financial affluence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

They’ve simply assumed that because America is the world’s leading consumer and innovator, this national affluence would always sustain its pharmaceutical dominance.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

Among Generation Z, affluence also takes priority over family, and for men, romantic love takes priority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

"We see a lot of affluence - a lot of wealth - and that's not something that you see a huge amount on screen in Wales."

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

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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