affluent
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The company is courting these customers with a wider selection of higher-priced items—think $5—and stores in more affluent areas like Plano, Texas, where the retailer opened its 9,000th store in North America last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The men used Google to search affluent postcodes to identify potential targets, according to police, before looking up floor plans on Rightmove.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Though the affluent enclave that’s located less than 14 miles north of L.A. had the education factor Farr was looking for, the mother of three was fearful it wouldn’t be fulfilling enough in other ways.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
At some affluent high schools today, more than 30% of students have disability diagnoses and receive testing accommodations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Today’s affluent societies are in the throes of a plague of obesity, which is rapidly spreading to developing countries.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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