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haves

noun

plural of have

as in capitalists

a wealthy person a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots

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Recent Examples of haves In a dwindling list of haves, the SEC very much remains a powerbroker. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Private fundraising has long been seen as a way to pad school budgets in wealthier communities, usually to pay for nice-to-haves, such as field trips and student clubs. — Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Trepidation over what the IPOs will do to affordability in the region is quickly making San Francisco a tale of two cities--one of the stocks-haves and have-nots. — Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 On the other hand, these returns are extremely concentrated, and the venture haves will have more, while the have-nots will have even less. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Often, football is described as a game of haves and have-nots. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Set in the lush forests and fields of northeastern France, this excitingly offbeat first feature from Sarah Arnold depicts a gory factional war between hunters and farmers, haves and have-nots, with one depressed fish-out-of-water gendarme caught in the middle. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 The statement is one among many hard-hitting aphorisms that ring devastatingly true for the state of our current world, as late-stage capitalism widens the gap between haves and have-nots, creating unsustainable conditions for millions of people. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 May 2026 Add croissants to my already long list of must haves. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 May 2026

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D’Souza established himself in Thiel’s inner circle, which comprised mostly men, most of whom were gay and most of whom were tech founders or venture capitalists.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Venture capitalists pushed digital-media startups to go all in.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

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Villa’s desire to address this position has grown in prominence over the summer, with Jadon Sancho’s loan ending, Evann Guessand and Leon Bailey available to leave and Villa having the money to spend from Rogers’ sale.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Georgia voters should look twice before donating money to candidates this election season.

— Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

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