social mobility
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Instead, it questions whether the state can still guarantee fairness in the examination system that millions of young Indians see as their principal route to social mobility.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"And this desire to move is not just physical mobility," it is also "a kind of drive toward economic mobility and above all social mobility," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Earlier in the Commons, Sir Keir defended Phillipson and her "incredible story of social mobility and success" after growing up in poverty.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Pepys worked in the Navy Office in the City of London during a period of rapid social mobility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
After the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era, the federal government had opened jobs to blacks, providing social mobility particularly for those from educated backgrounds.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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