families
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The Great Decompression—the phenomenon of incomes rising faster for families above the median—is often blamed on slow wage growth for middle-class men since the 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“For families like mine, that kind of stability is not a small thing. It matters,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
A social supermarket has opened in Lincolnshire, aiming to help families in food poverty save up to 70% on their weekly shop.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Rational choices within families result in the Great Decompression, with deep consequences for the nation’s social structure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Fortunately, I am here with Teresita, and we are staying with two different families who live next to each other.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
