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affluence

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


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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

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

Kadens, who grew up in Toledo, Ohio, before moving to Chicago, is tapping into what CSU President Z Scott calls students’ growing interest in self-made affluence, fueled partly by social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 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

The whole milieu was a portrait of affluence and ease, a less-than-subtle reminder of the payoff that came when you committed yourself wholeheartedly to the grind.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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