middle-income
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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What inflation means to low- and middle-income households and what it means to policymakers are two completely different things.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
Shoppers are trading down, with mass, club, and discount retailers seeing increased visits, especially from middle-income consumers.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
As part of the deal, Moderna has agreed to guarantee fast and affordable supply of the vaccine to low and middle-income countries in any future pandemic.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The contract terms are unusually strict, however: The licensees can sell to 120 low- and middle-income countries, but are strictly forbidden to provision 26 middle-income countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The Johnson family were recent arrivals in their San Francisco community—a middle-class, middle-income real-estate development high in the hills north of the city.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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