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The poor and itinerant classes bore the brunt of these developments, while the wealthy were more insulated from their assault.
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Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
Trying to escape her past, Millie (Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar).
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2025
New tax laws risk reducing charitable giving by the wealthy next year, economists and academic experts say, leaving less-wealthy Americans to make up the difference.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Among this hyper-exclusive class of the wealthy, around 65%, or 19, reside in America; meanwhile, about three live in China, two have primary residence in India, two are settled in France, one in Spain, while another flits between countries.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
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Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
Trying to escape her past, Millie (Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar).
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2025
New tax laws risk reducing charitable giving by the wealthy next year, economists and academic experts say, leaving less-wealthy Americans to make up the difference.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Among this hyper-exclusive class of the wealthy, around 65%, or 19, reside in America; meanwhile, about three live in China, two have primary residence in India, two are settled in France, one in Spain, while another flits between countries.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
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“The wealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wealthy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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