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affluent

[af-loo-uhnt, uh-floo-] / ˈæf lu ənt, əˈflu- /




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Guillermo Ramos remembers seeing few elected leaders who looked like him while he was growing up in the 1980s in Farmers Branch, a fast-growing affluent suburb northwest of Dallas.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

After all his travels, he has confided that his favourite place remains Richmond, an affluent and leafy suburb in southwest London.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

There are also reports of sunglasses and leather trenchcoats similar to those worn by Ju Ae and Kim Jong Un becoming popular among affluent young people.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Raman, who represents an affluent Hollywood Hills district, led the effort to reduce evictions, capping rent increases at 4% for apartments built before October 1978.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

She liked, most of all, that in this place of affluent ease, she could pretend to be someone else, someone specially admitted into a hallowed American club, someone adorned with certainty.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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