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affluence

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


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The vote is dragging this town into a debate over whether it’s OK to tie a region’s identity to its historical affluence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A charter member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the nation exuded affluence and excess — though the wealth was mostly channeled to domestic elites and foreign oil companies, not the impoverished majority.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

They’ve simply assumed that because America is the world’s leading consumer and innovator, this national affluence would always sustain its pharmaceutical dominance.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

"We see a lot of affluence - a lot of wealth - and that's not something that you see a huge amount on screen in Wales."

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

This family, on a Saturday morning in October, began, one by one, to stir out of their dreams of affluence and vengeance into the anonymous misery of their storefront.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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