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Recent Examples of propertied
On the other hand, especially given that the vote was still restricted to only a small minority of propertied men, the rise of party politics itself sharpened the age-old mistrust of popular judgment as irrational and easily swayed—especially by lies.
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Fara Dabhoiwala,
Harpers Magazine,
4 June 2025
No one could vote except propertied, head-of-household men.
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Emily McDermott,
ARTnews.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Those writing the new constitution determined that men of substance, the wealthy, could be counted on to vote for men of good character who would end the chaos in the country and protect the interests of the propertied classes.
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Christine Adams / Made By History,
TIME,
16 Sep. 2024
In many Islamic societies, propertied Muslims have ceded parts of their fortunes to charitable waqf entities that have funded services such as soup kitchens and hospitals.
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Mark Malloch-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Jan. 2024
Edward Gibbon, who was ultimately elected to the UK Parliament, was born into a propertied English family that had lost most of its fortune in the South Sea Bubble of the 1720s but later regained it.
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Bywill Daniel,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2023
Until quite recently, the club also refused to admit show people, who started displacing oilmen as the West Side’s propertied class in the 1910s.
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Timothy Noah,
The New Republic,
16 June 2023
State lawmakers have been solicitous of propertied interests and thus deeply skeptical of rent control in years past.
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Andrew Brinker,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Mar. 2023
In the year 110 BC the Roman army was composed of propertied peasants.
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
29 Nov. 2010
Fara Dabhoiwala,
Harpers Magazine,
4 June 2025
No one could vote except propertied, head-of-household men.
—
Emily McDermott,
ARTnews.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Those writing the new constitution determined that men of substance, the wealthy, could be counted on to vote for men of good character who would end the chaos in the country and protect the interests of the propertied classes.
—
Christine Adams / Made By History,
TIME,
16 Sep. 2024
In many Islamic societies, propertied Muslims have ceded parts of their fortunes to charitable waqf entities that have funded services such as soup kitchens and hospitals.
—
Mark Malloch-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Jan. 2024
Edward Gibbon, who was ultimately elected to the UK Parliament, was born into a propertied English family that had lost most of its fortune in the South Sea Bubble of the 1720s but later regained it.
—
Bywill Daniel,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2023
Until quite recently, the club also refused to admit show people, who started displacing oilmen as the West Side’s propertied class in the 1910s.
—
Timothy Noah,
The New Republic,
16 June 2023
State lawmakers have been solicitous of propertied interests and thus deeply skeptical of rent control in years past.
—
Andrew Brinker,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Mar. 2023
In the year 110 BC the Roman army was composed of propertied peasants.
—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
29 Nov. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propertied
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After all, these programs helped to create the class of better-off retirees who fund the group today.
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Lower earners historically see higher rates of inflation than their better-off counterparts, said Morgan Stanley economist Heather Berger.
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Bishop follows homicide detective Bishop Graves (Joel Kinnaman) – brilliant, battle-scarred – will put all of his skills to the test in the hunt for an elusive killer targeting San Francisco’s moneyed class.
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More than 15 years ago, the Supreme Court removed limits on corporate political spending in its notorious Citizens United decision, ushering in an era of unprecedented influence by moneyed interests.
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Now, even wealthy patients come because of the quality.
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Most people associate Chicago’s North Shore with suburban wealth, but the city’s wealthiest suburb sits to the west.
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Unanimously approved Tuesday, the ban is the latest measure taken in the past two years to curb what’s become a growing safety issue in the affluent East Bay town of about 43,000 residents.
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Safety net hospitals also have fewer resources than more affluent hospitals to deal with denials from Medicaid managed care organizations, which occur when health insurers and other organizations that administer Medicaid benefits for the state deny payment for certain claims.
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No homes had been lost, and Utah Fire Info, a multiagency operation, said in a post on X that firefighters conducted a successful back-burn operation to protect the town.
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To ensure successful pollination, plant two different apple varieties nearby, and place the tree in an area with full sun and well-draining soil, rich in organic matter.
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His mother, Mary Ann, came from a prosperous family of New Jersey undertakers, and taught in New York City’s public schools.
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Born in 1944, Peter Asher grew up in a prosperous London family (his father was the endocrinologist who identified and named Munchausen syndrome; his mother was a professional oboe player).
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Then came an all-out effort to attract more families from the school’s well-to-do Lincoln Square neighborhood.
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In the 2006 film Friends with Money, Cusack played the role of Franny, one of Olivia’s (Jennifer Aniston) three well-to-do friends.
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Olivia Taylor, the assistant manager of the swim school, says clearing up misconceptions about what drowning actually looks like and getting anyone comfortable in and around the water, are some of the most important parts of teaching someone how to swim.
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Opt for these wireless ones with a 50-hour battery life, comfortable padding, and more handy features.
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“Propertied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propertied. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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