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standard of living

NOUN
level of material comfort
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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

The perceived threat to their jobs and standard of living has added to Americans’ anxieties about the job market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

“It’s misleading to conclude that Europeans have a clearly lower standard of living than Americans when they have essentially just made different choices.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

The trade body estimates the level of income needed to have a minimum, moderate or comfortable standard of living as a pensioner each year.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

The relatively high standard of living that she can now enjoy— enough for a small apartment and car in Bangalore—is good for America as well.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman



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