affluent
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But the Cupertino, Calif., company keeps tight control of its product universe through its iOS operating system and proprietary software, and commands a vast, affluent user base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The affluent coastal community gave its native son 51% of the vote in the June 2 primary, which would have been enough to win the job outright.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
This combination — a demographic conveyor belt of affluent consumers entering the ages when gravity becomes an issue — is a compelling investment thesis.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
Houston's historic Old Braeswood neighbourhood is affluent and tree-lined.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
A first-rate Russian might easily abscond to the more affluent West.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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This “we are like you, but slightly better” model has many less-affluent Millennials wishing for earlier times when affluents entirely segregated themselves rather than show them what they are missing out on.
From Forbes ● Oct. 2, 2012
Seine river, ancient level of, 214; affluents of, 435.
From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh
The chief game of the area was the antelope herds which were found on affluents of the Green River, northeast of Kemmerer.
From Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society by Robert F. Murphy
Of its numerous affluents the most important is the Sil, which rises among the lofty mountains between Leon and Asturias.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
The Alaknanda, one of the main sources of the Ganges, receives with its affluents the whole drainage of the district.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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