standard of living
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Both offer compelling tools for squaring the circle that many people face when they retire: squeezing out the maximum material standard of living for the rest of their life.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Such developments, known locally as oil camps, once offered residents stable services and a standard of living unmatched in much of the country.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Multiplied across the workforce, that means less economic activity and a lower standard of living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Instead, the residents of Mohenjo-daro may have cooperated to give households broad access to the resources needed for a comfortable standard of living.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Why would any sane person lower his or her standard of living just to multiply the number of copies of the Homo sapiens genome?
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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