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
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Far removed from the beat-up mini-fridges and crooked posters of the past, the dramatic transformations are unnecessary, some say, and reflect the widening line between the haves and have-nots in the United States.
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Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
With fewer homes available for median earners, today's housing market is widening the gap between the haves and have-nots, with younger Americans less likely to buy a home, the study says.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Such a disparity explains why some, including Leicestershire’s outgoing CEO Jarvis, fear the gap between the haves and the have-nots will only grow wider.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Transporting the action to Japan’s postwar economic boom, Kurosawa examined class differences in the country, and while Lee uses the text to comment on the haves and have-nots too, his focus is trained on the 21st century attention economy dictated by the social media hordes.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
With fewer homes available for median earners, today's housing market is widening the gap between the haves and have-nots, with younger Americans less likely to buy a home, the study says.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Such a disparity explains why some, including Leicestershire’s outgoing CEO Jarvis, fear the gap between the haves and the have-nots will only grow wider.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Transporting the action to Japan’s postwar economic boom, Kurosawa examined class differences in the country, and while Lee uses the text to comment on the haves and have-nots too, his focus is trained on the 21st century attention economy dictated by the social media hordes.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
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“The haves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20haves. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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