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Recent Examples of better-off
All of this opened an opportunity for businesses and better-off Pakistanis to begin importing solar panels from China, which can pay for themselves in as little as two years and free their users from the expensive, unreliable grid.
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Noah Gordon, Vox, 1 Dec. 2024
Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Adjusted for inflation, pay has increased very little since 2010, which means people aren’t substantially better-off.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 July 2024
Unlike their better-off friends, their use of private vehicles hasn’t budged.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
It's said the better-off will get more than the less well-off from their vouchers; but at least the less well-off can choose a better school for their kids, and break them free from the lifetime consequences of being three grade levels behind in reading.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2023
Slightly better-off Gazans are donating bags of rice and scraps of wood to encampments at UNRWA schools so that evacuees can cook plain rice on campfires and feed dozens.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2023
That doesn’t mean that low-income people get higher benefits than better-off people do.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2023
Here, the better-off do not serve food to those without.
—Jordan Gale Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 31 July 2023
Noah Gordon, Vox, 1 Dec. 2024
Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Adjusted for inflation, pay has increased very little since 2010, which means people aren’t substantially better-off.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 July 2024
Unlike their better-off friends, their use of private vehicles hasn’t budged.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
It's said the better-off will get more than the less well-off from their vouchers; but at least the less well-off can choose a better school for their kids, and break them free from the lifetime consequences of being three grade levels behind in reading.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2023
Slightly better-off Gazans are donating bags of rice and scraps of wood to encampments at UNRWA schools so that evacuees can cook plain rice on campfires and feed dozens.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2023
That doesn’t mean that low-income people get higher benefits than better-off people do.
—Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2023
Here, the better-off do not serve food to those without.
—Jordan Gale Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 31 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for better-off
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Pam Danziger covers retail with an emphasis on luxury brands and affluent consumers.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Donald Trump could stop that While Newsom’s administration has cracked down on other affluent communities that resist quotas — it’s been especially aggressive with conservative Huntington Beach — liberal Marin County has historically received the kid gloves treatment.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Russian counteroffensives, while successful in halting Ukraine's advances and pushing its soldiers out of the territory gained in the first few weeks, have so far failed to entirely repel Kyiv back to its borders.Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Classical computing can handle data-heavy preprocessing tasks, which are crucial for successful quantum applications.Yuval Boger, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, is the second wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of approximately $238.6 billion, according to Forbes.Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Elon Musk, Trump's wealthiest supporter and an active part of the presidential campaign, is close to the president-elect and is thought to be in a position to influence policy.Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Those writing the new constitution determined that men of substance, the wealthy, could be counted on to vote for men of good character who would end the chaos in the country and protect the interests of the propertied classes.Christine Adams / Made by History, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
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In many Islamic societies, propertied Muslims have ceded parts of their fortunes to charitable waqf entities that have funded services such as soup kitchens and hospitals.Mark Malloch-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2024
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Now, all eyes are on the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group—a former affiliate—and its leader, Abu Mohammed al-Golani, as questions arise as to his willingness and capacity to come through on promises to eschew extremism and oversee a more prosperous and inclusive future for Syria.Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The second view—people can just move to cheaper cities, because the prosperous city is full up—also ignores basic economics.Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Debbi Morgan and Richard Lawson wobble around in the background as Good’s well-to-do but implausibly written parents.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Tulum, long synonymous with boho-chic aesthetics and beach clubs packed with the beautiful and well-to-do, has in recent years earned a less-than-flattering reputation—a paradise turned touristy gimmick, its very real magic dimmed by faux shamans and heinously overpriced plates of fruit.Rai Mincey, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Then, trainers provide roleplaying scenarios so people can practice intervening in a way that feels comfortable for them.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2024
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To get more comfortable speaking to a crowd, start by actively participating in meetings.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Cheap and filling, burek was long considered déclassé by Slovenia’s monied set, and few self-respecting Slovenian super-chefs would include it on their menu.Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Musk has placed himself front and center among Trump’s monied supporters.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Better-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/better-off. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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