living standard

noun

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How rare are attacks like these? School shootings are rare, but Sweden – long associated with high living standards and a strong social safety net – has seen a surge in violent crime in recent years, driven in part by gang warfare. Henrik Pettersson, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025 Others see these humanitarian projects as necessary not only to improve living standards for millions but also to have key national security implications. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 That includes self-care, living standards, personal physical and mental health, life goals, relationships, and community involvement.1 Even among soon-to-be fathers with a history of depression or anxiety, better self-care and well-being offered protection against postnatal depression. Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 9 Jan. 2025 And in the two centuries following the Industrial Revolution, living standards improved and extreme poverty plummeted. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for living standard 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of living standard was in 1896

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“Living standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20standard. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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