standard of living
Example Sentences
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Even families with typical incomes cannot afford their ideal standard of living in all categories, he noted, so they need to focus on “spending on what matters most to them.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
“What we’re doing by setting these rules of thumb is establishing what our standard of living can be,” Watts said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
It is that these environments may foster a blinkered way of thinking about institutions, social provision and what constitutes a normal standard of living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Instead, the residents of Mohenjo-daro may have cooperated to give households broad access to the resources needed for a comfortable standard of living.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Most say their standard of living is better than their parents’ and imagine that their children will do better still.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
