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Six example sentences with affluent, each labelled with its topic.
The tax shifted most of the burden onto the affluent, who own the bulk of the country's dividend paying shares.
Economics
Private banks court the affluent with lounges and concierge desks that ordinary account holders never see.
Finance
The hillside street was built for the affluent, with garages carved into the rock and gates set well back.
Architecture
The candidate's plan to raise fees on the affluent won applause in the hall and cost her three large donors.
Politics
The island resort caters to the affluent, with private jetties and a menu that never prints a price.
Travel
Surveys of the affluent find that extra income adds little to daily happiness once basic worries have disappeared.
Psychology
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Found in 5 published word lists
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- Science Vocabulary ListAuthoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- Magoosh GRE 1000Recognized
- SparkNotes 1000 SAT WordsRecognized
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