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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reside in the wealthy, coastal city of Montecito with their son Prince Archie and daughter Princess Lilibet.
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
The gangs’ goal, local officials say, is to take over the last remaining swaths of the capital, including the wealthy enclaves of Fermathe, Pétion-Ville and the parts of Kenscoff not under their control.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Trump could persuade the wealthy Arab countries to finance a transitional police force for Gaza that includes elements of the Palestinian Authority, in order to challenge Hamas’s monopoly on power.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: Warren's anti-Trump activism is filtered through her left-leaning populist economic message: confronting the wealthy elites Trump has empowered, resisting attempts to drastically slash government spending, and sounding alarms that the GOP may try to cut taxes for the ultra-rich.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
The gangs’ goal, local officials say, is to take over the last remaining swaths of the capital, including the wealthy enclaves of Fermathe, Pétion-Ville and the parts of Kenscoff not under their control.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Trump could persuade the wealthy Arab countries to finance a transitional police force for Gaza that includes elements of the Palestinian Authority, in order to challenge Hamas’s monopoly on power.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: Warren's anti-Trump activism is filtered through her left-leaning populist economic message: confronting the wealthy elites Trump has empowered, resisting attempts to drastically slash government spending, and sounding alarms that the GOP may try to cut taxes for the ultra-rich.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
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“The wealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wealthy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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