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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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With its booming affluent population, China is at the forefront of this transformation, propelling the growth of the luxury vehicle market.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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One of the blazes — the Palisades fire, in one of the city’s most affluent areas — has damaged or destroyed thousands of buildings and has burned more than 17,200 acres.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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None of these has been as successful as the big four of Sons, Salesman, Crucible, and Bridge.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Jan. 2025
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Aurora officials have previously called the TIF district that supported the development of the Chicago Premium Outlets one of the most successful in state history.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Most Popular Most Popular Moore’s budget plan raises taxes on wealthiest Maryland residents.—
Glynis Kazanjian,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Brutalist also stars Felicity Jones as László’s life, Erzsébet (Felicity Jones), Alessandro Nivola as László’s cousin, Attila, and Guy Pearce as Harrison Lee Van Buren a wealthy industrialist who employs the architect.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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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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Our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous and free.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The celebrations have prominence across China and East Asia, where many gather to usher in a prosperous and lucky new year, honor ancestors and deities, hold parades and firework displays, and ward off evil spirits.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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This would be an expensive deficit-expanding tax cut for folks in blue states that are relatively well-to-do.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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Courtesy Francine Sohn The Palisades Fire, now one of the most destructive natural disasters in Los Angeles history, began in the backyard of Palisades Highlands, a secluded and well-to-do community overlooking the coast between Malibu and Santa Monica.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC News,
11 Jan. 2025
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These days, dress shirts are being retooled to reflect a preference for working in comfortable clothes.—
Max Berlinger,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Johnson spent time last spring and summer mentally preparing himself for what the head coaching job might entail to become comfortable making the leap.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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While the extravagant top-secret initiation fees at the top clubs can soar to $1 million (not including annual dues or food and beverage minimums), the chance to join a club falls into the hands of older monied senior members who call the shots on who gets to be a part of their club.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Overall, the vibe is a mix of south Florida’s monied social scene overlaid with the power dynamics of an executive job fair.—
Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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