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affluence

[af-loo-uhns, uh-floo-] / ˈæf lu əns, əˈflu- /


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We should have well-funded schools for all American children, where success isn’t so tied to where you call home and the relative affluence of your neighbors.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

"With durian, I bought a car, houses for my children and built a villa for my family," he said, his affluence evident around him.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

In many ways, China’s vernacular taste in automotive design codified the excesses of the West and doubled down upon them, propelled by the status-signaling anxieties of rising Chinese affluence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Like many constituencies in Scotland, there are pockets of affluence and deprivation, often sitting side by side.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

This was the Roaring Twenties, a time of great affluence and extravagance among wealthy Whites.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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