the haves
plural noun
: people who have a lot of money and possessions : wealthy people
—usually used in the phrase the haves and the have-nots
the gap between the haves and the have-nots
Examples of the haves in a Sentence
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In my perspective, the real fear isn't AI itself but the fear of being sorted into a class of the haves and have-nots.
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Cheryl Goodman, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
To understand the chasm between programs like Oakland’s and Kentucky’s, consider the newest measure that separates the haves and have-nots: name, image and likeness funds.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Tilly enjoyed the thirst shared between those two groups in particular: the haves dangling their opportunities tantalizingly before the have-nots.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2024
Poorer countries, however, are still struggling, resulting in an even bigger gap between the haves and the have-nots.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
And this situation is widening the divide between the haves and have-nots.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
My sense is there are two New York Fashion Weeks, just like there are two New Yorks, the one that the haves live in and the one that the have-nots occupy, with the middle all but squeezed out.
—Vogue Runway, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
Anticipation for the coming season and TV ratings won’t dip an iota over consternation about NIL and the portal enabling the rich to get richer and assuring the haves have even more.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Rebecca Solnit reflects on how the social climate of San Francisco has been permanently altered with the rise of tech giants which have widened the disparity between the haves and have nots and who—perhaps surprisingly—are behind some crime in the city, drug-related and otherwise.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
Cheryl Goodman, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
To understand the chasm between programs like Oakland’s and Kentucky’s, consider the newest measure that separates the haves and have-nots: name, image and likeness funds.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Tilly enjoyed the thirst shared between those two groups in particular: the haves dangling their opportunities tantalizingly before the have-nots.
—Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2024
Poorer countries, however, are still struggling, resulting in an even bigger gap between the haves and the have-nots.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
And this situation is widening the divide between the haves and have-nots.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
My sense is there are two New York Fashion Weeks, just like there are two New Yorks, the one that the haves live in and the one that the have-nots occupy, with the middle all but squeezed out.
—Vogue Runway, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
Anticipation for the coming season and TV ratings won’t dip an iota over consternation about NIL and the portal enabling the rich to get richer and assuring the haves have even more.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Rebecca Solnit reflects on how the social climate of San Francisco has been permanently altered with the rise of tech giants which have widened the disparity between the haves and have nots and who—perhaps surprisingly—are behind some crime in the city, drug-related and otherwise.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
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