affluent

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“People would love to make this a kind of us versus them, you know, affluent businesspeople trying to keep out workers,” said Larry Kamer, a communications consultant who helped organize the opposition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The SNP also promised to invest £1bn to close the "attainment gap" in schools - the difference in performance between pupils from more affluent and more deprived backgrounds.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The practice is also more common among more affluent families, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

For the industry, the good news is that generally affluent passengers aren’t canceling their existing bookings in large numbers, Newman said.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 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