haves

Example Sentences

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Foreign media gorged themselves on the tale of the haves and the have-nots.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It has been a March Madness of the haves mercilessly thumping the have-nots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“For FX markets, this continues to look like a tale of the haves and the have-nots when it comes to energy independence,” he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

For many, the disparity between the haves and have-nots right there, on your phone, was too much to be ignored, in a country where youth unemployment stands at 20.6% and with three million working overseas.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

The island, he said, is rapidly dividing into two types of people: “the haves and the have-mores.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times