the wealthy

noun

: wealthy people
policies to benefit the wealthy

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In addition to dealing with the wealthy guests’ problems, Daniel is also on the trail of Alice, one of the owner’s daughters who disappeared a month earlier. Marta Balaga, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025 The two-week event brought together, for the first time in the wealthy Islamic state’s history, roughly 50 global stand-up comedians, some of whom are bona fide celebrity comics, and marked a major milestone in its incoming leadership’s push for economic, social and cultural diversification. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025 Just a few decades ago, the world was rich with coupes for the wealthy, middle-class, and trying-to-survive alike. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025 Authorities in California charged a 29-year-old man with starting a deadly fire that erupted into the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history and destroyed much of the wealthy Pacific Palisades neighborhood, officials announced Wednesday. Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the wealthy

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“The wealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wealthy. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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