as in influx
a flowing or coming in
this affluence of new students is straining an already crowded school system
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With rising affluence in the country, a younger demographic of Indian investors are deploying their cash to low-risk assets rather than saving their money in banks.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
Indeed, China is now experiencing its own cultural renaissance, fueled by its new affluence.
—Kishore Mahbubani, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
Notably, this includes the affluence and casual cruelty of Satya and Ankur’s relatives.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Some of the greatest crime hot spots are in places on the periphery between areas of affluence and areas of deprivation.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
Indeed, China is now experiencing its own cultural renaissance, fueled by its new affluence.
—Kishore Mahbubani, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
Notably, this includes the affluence and casual cruelty of Satya and Ankur’s relatives.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Some of the greatest crime hot spots are in places on the periphery between areas of affluence and areas of deprivation.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Affluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affluence. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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