the wealthy

noun

: wealthy people
policies to benefit the wealthy

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The hashtag campaigns gained traction on TikTok and Reddit, leading to calls for asset investigations, anti-corruption reforms and even transferring the assets of the wealthy to public ownership. Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025 The Takeaway Flying first class doesn’t have to be reserved for the wealthy. Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025 In Season 2, Kimmie, a former stripper who became entangled in the wealthy Bellaire family, now serves as COO of their cosmetics empire. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 Critics have argued, and polling of the public has concurred, that the new domestic policy law benefits the wealthy at the expense of the working class. Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the wealthy

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“The wealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wealthy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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