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affluent

[af-loo-uhnt, uh-floo-] / ˈæf lu ənt, əˈflu- /




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Consequently, only 4% or fewer Americans age 50 or older have long-term-care insurance, and they are the most affluent.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Citi is a top player in six affluent U.S. city banking markets, such as New York, San Francisco and Miami.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Guillermo Ramos remembers seeing few elected leaders who looked like him while he was growing up in the 1980s in Farmers Branch, a fast-growing affluent suburb northwest of Dallas.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

After all his travels, he has confided that his favourite place remains Richmond, an affluent and leafy suburb in southwest London.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Shahir Anwar, of the Under Thirteen Fugees, was accepted at Paideia School, a private school in an affluent Atlanta neighborhood, on scholarship.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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