the haves
plural noun
: people who have a lot of money and possessions : wealthy people
—usually used in the phrase the haves and the have-nots
the gap between the haves and the have-nots
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The second annual event is modeled after the Netflix hit, which centers around the haves (Kooks) and the have-nots (Pogues), who are going through teenager-hood while on an island solving murders and mysteries.
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Anaja I. Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
And then the second big thesis was that scale was going to matter more than ever in our industry, and technology was being a big driver of that, bifurcating the industry into the haves and the have-nots.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2024
Taylor Wilson: There's clearly a gap between the haves and have-nots.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
In the meantime, inequality is passed down from generation to generation, giving the children of the wealthy a better shot at getting into the top schools and living in the best neighborhoods, perpetuating a cycle of ever-deeper division between the haves and the have-nots.
—Joseph E. Stiglitz, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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Anaja I. Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
And then the second big thesis was that scale was going to matter more than ever in our industry, and technology was being a big driver of that, bifurcating the industry into the haves and the have-nots.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2024
Taylor Wilson: There's clearly a gap between the haves and have-nots.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
In the meantime, inequality is passed down from generation to generation, giving the children of the wealthy a better shot at getting into the top schools and living in the best neighborhoods, perpetuating a cycle of ever-deeper division between the haves and the have-nots.
—Joseph E. Stiglitz, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
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“The haves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20haves. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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