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well-off

adjective as in successful, wealthy

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The most well-off blacks tended to live on the periphery and were the first to leave the neighborhoods when they had acquired the means to do so.

She also said millionaires should be stripped of the state pension - and payments increased to the least well-off pensioners.

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Lodging and travel costs have soared, amplifying concerns that the showcase has become a festival largely for the well-off.

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However, there were not enough new notes, leading to shortages and suffering by millions, particularly the less well-off, who rely on cash for their daily transactions.

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The Scottish government had already launched its own winter fuel benefit in response to the original cuts which included extra support for those less well-off, but also a universal payment which is unaffected by income.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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