socially mobile
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The Sutton Trust says attending a selective university, like a Russell Group one, gives young people the "best chance of being socially mobile".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
Some reestablished themselves outside of the inner city, following their original White clients as they became more socially mobile.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2022
On one end of the spectrum, Kwong identified the Western-educated, socially mobile, code-switching “uptown Chinese”; on the other end were the non-English-speaking, blue-collar “downtown Chinese.”
From The New Yorker ● May 3, 2017
Mum and Dad came from working-class backgrounds, but were socially mobile, aspirant.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2015
He is also one of the most socially mobile black men in Selma.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2015
