the wealthy

noun

: wealthy people
policies to benefit the wealthy

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There’s a rich trove of entertaining tales of the wealthy and entitled interacting with their servants. Louis J. Esterhazy, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025 But upon Bennet’s arrival, things take a turn for the bizarre, when the wealthy tycoon builds himself a prison cell in the basement, in an apparent act of meditative penance that forces Blakey into an inversion of traditional power dynamics. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025 Gellar played Merteuil, the wealthy, popular and devious Upper East Sider. Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 The tax is a surtax on individual property for the wealthy on their second homes. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the wealthy

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“The wealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wealthy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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