upward mobility
Example Sentences
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Across the San Gabriel Valley, the article finds a pervasive sense of economic strain and declining faith in upward mobility.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
It is that upward mobility is available, at scale, outside the prestige hierarchy and often at much lower prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
There is “a generation of people whose path to upward mobility and sophistication lies in embracing this adversarial culture,” Mr. Salam says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
But there’s basically no upward mobility unless someone above me leaves.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
My world was filled with hopeful, hardworking people who were obsessed with their own upward mobility.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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