standard of living
Example Sentences
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Though higher rates can cause stock and bond portfolios to suffer, those higher rates also mean that it takes less to secure the same retirement standard of living as before rates started rising.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Such developments, known locally as oil camps, once offered residents stable services and a standard of living unmatched in much of the country.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 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
He was almost always hungry, but that skillful hunter the cat kept him provided with food which, while scarcely ever satisfying, was adequate by his new standard of living.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
