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affluence

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


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In many ways, China’s vernacular taste in automotive design codified the excesses of the West and doubled down upon them, propelled by the status-signaling anxieties of rising Chinese affluence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Like many constituencies in Scotland, there are pockets of affluence and deprivation, often sitting side by side.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

The rise in affluence is powering an American economy built on consumer spending, and transforming the types of products and services companies offer.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

A charter member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the nation exuded affluence and excess — though the wealth was mostly channeled to domestic elites and foreign oil companies, not the impoverished majority.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 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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