the wealthy

noun

: wealthy people
policies to benefit the wealthy

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The company knows from its e-commerce business that the greater New York area is its largest market and used that data to guide it to the wealthy enclave. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 June 2025 No demand that the public pay up, for the benefit of the wealthy sports team owner. David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025 Serafini married Erin Spohr, the shooting victims’ eldest daughter, in 2012, joining the wealthy family. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025 That would be more realistic, equitable and fiscally responsible than promising higher taxes on just the wealthy, or opting just to run bigger deficits. Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 25 May 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 12 Jun. 2025.

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