upward mobility
noun
: the capacity or facility for rising to a higher social or economic position
upwardly mobile
adjective
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This destruction was a harsh blow to Southern migrant entrepreneurs who had relocated to Detroit seeking economic independence, upward mobility and other markers of freedom.
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Kendra D. Boyd, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
The American Dream is rooted in the concept that any citizen can achieve prosperity, upward mobility, and economic security....
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
If Americans were to be truly free, the thinking went, then every American who did not have the good fortune of being born into wealth should be free to pursue wealth without being hindered by members of an entrenched and landed elite blocking their access to upward mobility.
—Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
The American dream is rooted in the concept that any citizen can achieve prosperity, upward mobility, and economic security.
—NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
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Kendra D. Boyd, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
The American Dream is rooted in the concept that any citizen can achieve prosperity, upward mobility, and economic security....
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
If Americans were to be truly free, the thinking went, then every American who did not have the good fortune of being born into wealth should be free to pursue wealth without being hindered by members of an entrenched and landed elite blocking their access to upward mobility.
—Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
The American dream is rooted in the concept that any citizen can achieve prosperity, upward mobility, and economic security.
—NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for upward mobility
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“Upward mobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upward%20mobility. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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