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The president understands that his legacy rests on improving living standards for working- and middle-class Americans.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 22 Feb. 2025
Lawmakers have vowed to shore up public finances, increase investment and fix public services to bolster economic growth and improve living standards.
—Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The stakes are starting to appear existential, threatening the high and rising living standards that much of the world has enjoyed over the last century.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
In areas controlled by Islamist rebels backed by Turkey, living standards eventually surpassed those in the regions ruled by Damascus backed by Russia and Iran.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 22 Feb. 2025
Lawmakers have vowed to shore up public finances, increase investment and fix public services to bolster economic growth and improve living standards.
—Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The stakes are starting to appear existential, threatening the high and rising living standards that much of the world has enjoyed over the last century.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
In areas controlled by Islamist rebels backed by Turkey, living standards eventually surpassed those in the regions ruled by Damascus backed by Russia and Iran.
—Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Living standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20standard. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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