upward mobility
noun
: the capacity or facility for rising to a higher social or economic position
upwardly mobile
adjective
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Meanwhile, masculinity remains one of the only frameworks that confers dignity: so much so that it's being used to position a return to manual labor as more meaningful than upward mobility.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
While MBAs can still open doors in finance, corporate leadership, or consulting, professionals are no longer guaranteed upward mobility simply by earning one.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Limited room for upward mobility has also made hiring and retaining qualified people a challenge, current and former officials have said.
—Jan Ransom, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
His character on Justified, Boyd, was a Kentucky criminal who saw running schemes and drugs as his best shot at upward mobility.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
While MBAs can still open doors in finance, corporate leadership, or consulting, professionals are no longer guaranteed upward mobility simply by earning one.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Limited room for upward mobility has also made hiring and retaining qualified people a challenge, current and former officials have said.
—Jan Ransom, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
His character on Justified, Boyd, was a Kentucky criminal who saw running schemes and drugs as his best shot at upward mobility.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Upward mobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upward%20mobility. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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