standard of living
Example Sentences
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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
“It’s misleading to conclude that Europeans have a clearly lower standard of living than Americans when they have essentially just made different choices.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Hepi said last year that students needed £61,000 over the course of a three-year degree in order to have a "minimum socially acceptable standard of living" - and that's excluding tuition fees.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
The only bright spot is, I get Haymitch to hire Hazelle as a housekeeper, resulting in some extra money for her and greatly increasing Haymitch’s standard of living.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
