yuppie
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When she begins dating the owner of a local pet shop, Iona immediately falls in step with her yuppie new beau.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Mr. Pita, fluent in English and backed by strong support from younger Thais, appears in public as a jovial yuppie brimming with bright ideas, confident that he can overcome the constitutional hurdles in his path.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
And I don’t know why it was viewed as a yuppie vaccine or why Lyme disease would be viewed as a yuppie disease.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2022
A versatile character actor whose television roles included a yuppie producer on “Newhart” and a closeted dad on “Girls” and who was on Broadway with longtime friend Tom Hanks in “Lucky Guy.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
The only repeat pickups I get are old guys who always know a better way or yuppie businessmen who are always checking their watch or talking on the phone.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
“The yuppies might like it, but we’re all set on bike lanes,” Mr. Napolitano said.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2023
Judge came up with the original concept at a time when TV was filled with yuppies — “The Cosby Show,” “Family Ties,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “Mad About You.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
DiDi, serving as Greek chorus and comic relief, pulls Ms. Noomin directly into the story, saying: “Are you gonna let some cartoon yuppies cry cartoon tears over your lost babies?”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2022
The ’80s and ’90s were a heyday for movies about terrorized yuppies, in the mode of “Fatal Attraction,” “Single White Female” and “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2020
“You have to be so loud? We’re surrounded in here. Besides, these ones aren’t yuppies, they’re hipsters.”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
