moderate-income
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Twenty of the apartments are to be designated affordable for very low-income and moderate-income tenants, which forced the city to approve the project, some leaders said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
The move “could significantly reduce the retirement coverage gap that affects tens of millions of low- and moderate-income workers,” Teresa Ghilarducci, an economist and New School professor who is an expert on retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
The paper’s research showed that federal matching “substantially increases participation among low- and moderate-income workers when accounts are simple and accessible,” the Wealth Lab said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
And as certified preparers, those age 16 and older can handle returns for local low- and moderate-income families through the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
This would provide a tax break for 2.1 million low- and moderate-income working families.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
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