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
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
They’d started up the ladder of upward mobility.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
