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standard of living

NOUN
level of material comfort
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Zug is even more beautiful today, with a high standard of living and broad cultural possibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 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

Less than half of retirees surveyed said their standard of living is excellent or very good.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

During his lifetime, Malthus’s prediction that more people would necessarily lead to a decline in the standard of living proved incorrect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It was my time’s technology and standard of living that amazed them most.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs



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