well-heeled

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Those events, Martinez says, are not experienced evenly across the city — particularly by the well-heeled audience that attends Frieze and spends $85 to $106 for weekend general admission tickets.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Some of the builder’s trends are a good omen for the housing market’s typically busy spring season—but its well-heeled clientele means it’s more insulated from housing cost headwinds than the broader market.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

In some cases, the well-heeled funders behind the foundation’s cash flow are easy to identify on state websites.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Legacy airlines such as United have focused on well-heeled customers, offering perks such as priority boarding and loyalty programs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Known as the “Queen of the Watering Places” in the South, it was where the well-heeled vacationers from Virginia’s coast and other Southern locations would escape summer’s heat and humidity.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson