the good life
noun
1
US
: the kind of life that people with a lot of money are able to have
She grew up poor, but now she's living the good life.
2
: a happy and enjoyable life
She gave up a good job in the city to move to the country in search of the good life.
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Here, a leisurely pace is simply another facet of the experience economy, something to be bought in service of the good life.
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Hazlitt, 8 Mar. 2023
Clean air, clean water, and freedom from life-threatening storms bring us closer to the good life.
—Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
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Hazlitt, 8 Mar. 2023
Clean air, clean water, and freedom from life-threatening storms bring us closer to the good life.
—Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
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“The good life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20good%20life. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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