well-heeled

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While Prague had always been home to German-speakers, the language acquired a near-total linguistic hegemony over the city’s well-heeled elites, despite Prague’s Czech-speaking hinterland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

But the sense of adventure is worth it to a growing number of well-heeled clients.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Some of the builder’s trends are a good omen for the housing market’s typically busy spring season—but its well-heeled clientele means it’s more insulated from housing cost headwinds than the broader market.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

In some cases, the well-heeled funders behind the foundation’s cash flow are easy to identify on state websites.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Those well-heeled people had all responded to something in the young bespectacled woman, something that gave them the feeling that she had a great future.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly