upward mobility

Example Sentences

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Across the San Gabriel Valley, the article finds a pervasive sense of economic strain and declining faith in upward mobility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

I am very good at what I do, but there is limited upward mobility for this position.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

The settlement movement’s contribution to successful assimilation and upward mobility merits the attention this book pays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

We are introduced to “clever women,” well-educated daughters and wives with no upward mobility and no chance at a public life, who turned their “restless intelligence” to medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

For him, the restaurant— don’t dare call it a diner—with its twenty-dollar salads and elegant decor represents the American promise of upward mobility, one that has been fulfilled countless times for generations of hardworking immigrants.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times