well-heeled
Example Sentences
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One key takeaway from the nearly completed first-quarter earnings season is that companies catering to well-heeled shoppers have done well, while the rest are a bit of a mixed bag.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
That means that the permanent residents are in effect subsizing the visitors, even though they’re lower-income ratepayers than the generally well-heeled vacationers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The emergence of electric vehicles, hybrids and more fuel-efficient gasoline-powered vehicles is part of the reason, even as those fuel efficiencies are mostly reaped by the well-heeled Americans who can afford the newer cars.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Wealthy Mainers include high earners in financial and legal services, manufacturing and timber heirs, and well-heeled elderly residents who retire in the state, local economists and entrepreneurs say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
The schools chosen for Main Stages in Nebraska tended to be from well-heeled communities that poured money into their theater programs, like Grosse Pointe, Michigan, or the Woodlands, outside Houston.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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