upward mobility

Example Sentences

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Having a roof over your head is a fundamental human need and is a foundation for financial stability and upward mobility.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Beyond the devastating personal impacts of workplace harassment, it can also cause lasting economic harm to employees by stunting their life-time earnings, undermining their upward mobility and even prompting them to change careers entirely.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

But the postwar idea of upward mobility was always contingent on certain fundamentals: strong institutions, affordable education, accessible homeownership and stable work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

That shift marks a departure from the prepandemic years, when rising property values and rapid income growth fueled a sense of upward mobility.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

My world was filled with hopeful, hardworking people who were obsessed with their own upward mobility.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama