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Looking back, Dube said that the Living Wage Campaign served, in some ways, as a microcosm of the broader struggle over wages and living standards that has engulfed this country for the past half century.—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 The founders hope Home Tale can raise living standards in the region while modeling thoughtful, homegrown hospitality.—Erin Levi, Time, 12 Mar. 2026 Our findings indicate that the inequality in living standards has grown more than standard data suggest.—Leila Gautham, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026 Productivity growth surged and living standards accelerated at a pace rarely seen before or since.—Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for living standard