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Recent Examples of propertied
Those writing the new constitution determined that men of substance, the wealthy, could be counted on to vote for men of good character who would end the chaos in the country and protect the interests of the propertied classes.
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Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
In many Islamic societies, propertied Muslims have ceded parts of their fortunes to charitable waqf entities that have funded services such as soup kitchens and hospitals.
—Mark Malloch-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2024
Edward Gibbon, who was ultimately elected to the UK Parliament, was born into a propertied English family that had lost most of its fortune in the South Sea Bubble of the 1720s but later regained it.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
Until quite recently, the club also refused to admit show people, who started displacing oilmen as the West Side’s propertied class in the 1910s.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
State lawmakers have been solicitous of propertied interests and thus deeply skeptical of rent control in years past.
—Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
In the year 110 BC the Roman army was composed of propertied peasants.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2010
In an age of small government — and an age in which lawmakers and officials answered only to propertied White men — keeping an open book proved straightforward.
—Brian Hochman, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
Sepulveda Boulevard And the longest street in L.A. County, Sepulveda Boulevard, 40 miles from Mission Hills to Long Beach, named for Francisco Xavier Sepulveda, the propertied pioneer rancher and paterfamilias to the influential founding family.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022
Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
In many Islamic societies, propertied Muslims have ceded parts of their fortunes to charitable waqf entities that have funded services such as soup kitchens and hospitals.
—Mark Malloch-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2024
Edward Gibbon, who was ultimately elected to the UK Parliament, was born into a propertied English family that had lost most of its fortune in the South Sea Bubble of the 1720s but later regained it.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
Until quite recently, the club also refused to admit show people, who started displacing oilmen as the West Side’s propertied class in the 1910s.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
State lawmakers have been solicitous of propertied interests and thus deeply skeptical of rent control in years past.
—Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
In the year 110 BC the Roman army was composed of propertied peasants.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2010
In an age of small government — and an age in which lawmakers and officials answered only to propertied White men — keeping an open book proved straightforward.
—Brian Hochman, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
Sepulveda Boulevard And the longest street in L.A. County, Sepulveda Boulevard, 40 miles from Mission Hills to Long Beach, named for Francisco Xavier Sepulveda, the propertied pioneer rancher and paterfamilias to the influential founding family.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propertied
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Millennials are also better-off financially than boomers were at the same age.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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Adjusted for inflation, pay has increased very little since 2010, which means people aren’t substantially better-off.Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 July 2024
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At the gala, Frida and her best friend Jess (Alia Shawkat) ditch their catering uniforms for shimmering dresses and attempt to blend in with the moneyed masses around Slater and get closer to him.Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
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At the same time that Congress has been under assault from moneyed interests from the outside, it has been beset by growing political polarization from within.James D’Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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That puts it reassuringly outside the capability of even a wealthy tech bro, who wouldn’t have the money or the diplomatic alliances required, as Cynthia Scharf, senior fellow at the International Center for Future Generations, told me.Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The opposing views underscored the challenge at the heart of the climate negotiations: while nations are urged to shift to green energy sources, many, including wealthy Western nations, continue to rely on fossil fuels.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Musk has placed himself front and center among Trump’s monied supporters.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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With blockchain, NFTs and smart contracts, players themselves can capture that value, amplify their voices through involvement in DAOs and leverage AI to build the sort of mighty IPs previously only achievable by monied corporations.Saro McKenna, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Can the party of the universities, the affluent suburbs and the hipster urban cores do this?David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Since then, the county’s partisan shift has made national news, with the state’s most affluent big county swinging almost entirely to support Democrats, from presidential candidates on down.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Research also points to the impact that the digital divide has on lower-income students setting themselves up for successful college entrance, or even attending college at all.Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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Several of the Democratic senators up for reelection were initially elected during years favorable to their party, such as the 2006 backlash to then-President George W. Bush or during then-President Barack Obama’s successful 2012 reelection campaign — and are facing headwinds for the first time.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both seek to represent one of the most prosperous areas of the county.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Their work focuses on how countries become prosperous.Peter Green, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Kims, a family struggling to make ends meet, set their scheming sights on the Parks, a well-to-do family with plenty of problems of their own, but also plenty of money to muffle their dysfunction.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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So when any sliver of private land or an already existing home hits the market, there’s usually a long line of well-to-do professionals and would-be Airbnb investors from coastal cities ready to drive the price out of reach for even the most industrious working people.Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Propertied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propertied. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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