living standards
- plural of living standard.
Example Sentences
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"Workers are also set to see a renewed squeeze on living standards during the second half of the year as higher energy costs feed through to household bills."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Opinion is divided on whether these are sensible building blocks for the economy which allow living standards to improve, or a "dysfunctional" economic straitjacket.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The only way fewer workers can sustain high living standards is for each worker to become more productive—and productivity is built on capital investment in innovation, machines, research and factories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Deutsche Bank publishes a report every summer, “Mapping The World,” in which the bank compares 69 different cities across six continents to compare costs and living standards.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The staffs living standards would improve in time, but not until the appearance on the scene of an especially well-heeled patron, the United States government.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
