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Campaigns have never been more subject to the desires of the wealthy.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2026 But when Motorola’s DynaTAC 8000X went on sale in 1984, the first commercial handheld cell phone was largely a flex for the wealthy.—Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2026 All the Little Houses is set in the wealthy enclave of Longview, Texas, where Charleigh Anderson has clawed her way from outcast to undisputed queen bee.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2026 In the movie Dempsey plays the wealthy and charming Andrew Hennings, the son of New York City’s mayor and the fiancé of Witherspoon’s character, a fashion designer forced to confront her past in Alabama.—Encyclopedia Britannica,
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