high-income
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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In April, the spending growth for high-income customers compared to last year was twice the size of middle-income shoppers, Bank of America researchers wrote.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
The study also looked at 21 high-income countries and found that the UK had the second steepest decline in healthy life expectancy between 2011 and 2021.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
That means avoiding high tax rates by filling lower tax brackets in low-income years and minimizing taxable income in high-income years.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
In modern America, high-income households are powered not by a single breadwinner, but by two sustained professional careers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
These elite colleges are so expensive that even many high-income students receive large grants.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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