affluence

Example Sentences

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This idea that we spend so much more subsidizing affluence versus alleviating poverty really just bowled me over.

From Los Angeles Times

Because we are proactive and have already enrolled her in music, dance and gymnastics classes, she will also know affluence.

From Salon

A family of four in Kabul with affluence, connections and an exit visa, he explained, would be in a far different situation than a rural family without finances, passports, or a way to emigrate.

From Washington Times

She eventually found work as a quality controller at a coffee and grain company and attained a degree of affluence, which she abandoned in her efforts to care for orphans and the poor.

From Washington Post

They wanted an earful of the gospel of impending affluence.

From New York Times