standard of living
noun phrase
1
: the necessities, comforts, and luxuries enjoyed or aspired to by an individual or group
2
: a minimum of necessities, comforts, or luxuries held essential to maintaining a person or group in customary or proper status or circumstances
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Americans are staring down a disruption to their standard of living.
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Erica Pandey, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
Each country was chosen based on several factors, including standard of living and life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and data availability.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The late 19th century experienced turmoil remarkably similar to today — government dysfunction, profound changes in the economic landscape, decreasing standards of living, and massive technological transformations.
—Rich Baum, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
The damage this policy is doing to our standard of living as a nation is huge, and the danger to our sovereignty and safety as a nation is enormous.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Erica Pandey, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
Each country was chosen based on several factors, including standard of living and life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and data availability.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The late 19th century experienced turmoil remarkably similar to today — government dysfunction, profound changes in the economic landscape, decreasing standards of living, and massive technological transformations.
—Rich Baum, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
The damage this policy is doing to our standard of living as a nation is huge, and the danger to our sovereignty and safety as a nation is enormous.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for standard of living
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“Standard of living.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard%20of%20living. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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