affluent

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Scammers often do research to target the affluent and highly educated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The SNP also promised to invest £1bn to close the "attainment gap" in schools - the difference in performance between pupils from more affluent and more deprived backgrounds.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The original vision I had was to do a parody of life in affluent suburbs, but with plenty of reality in it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

For the industry, the good news is that generally affluent passengers aren’t canceling their existing bookings in large numbers, Newman said.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The tank rolled past the affluent homes, the gables and turrets, the porte cocheres.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides