A native of Ashtabula, Ohio, on the shores of Lake Erie, he grew up in relative affluence, insulated from the struggles of a region in the throes of a massive steel industry contraction.
Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next.|by Lydia DePillis|October 13, 2020|ProPublica
Suffice it to say, the neighborhood with its easy access to the city’s commercial facilities translates to the affluence of Iucundus and the opulence of his house.
The Roman Domus (House): Architecture and Reconstruction|Dattatreya Mandal|April 8, 2020|Realm of History
Interestingly enough, in spite of his affluence, Iucundus was not actually member of the ruling political elite of Pompeii.
The Roman Domus (House): Architecture and Reconstruction|Dattatreya Mandal|April 8, 2020|Realm of History
Jazz is linked in the mind of marketers with affluence, but the economics of jazz have never been worse.
Jazz (The Music of Coffee and Donuts) Has Respect, But It Needs Love|Ted Gioia|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why have we conflated "excellence" with affluence, driven parents, and a relentless will to conform on the part of the kids?
The Absurd Lies of College Admissions|Megan McArdle|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Their affluence and attachment to luxury makes military service unpopular.
Nerdiness from Noah: Alpha Centauri|Noah Kristula-Green|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rebecca Greenfield went through a long list, including geography, building code limitations, and affluence.
Why Isn't Washington DC Hip?|Justin Green|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On that score, the affluence of much of the country is a resource.
Fixing the Job Market|Zachary Karabell|September 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Here he married Mrs. Herbert, a lady of good family, with whom he lived in comfort, if not in affluence.
Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets, Vol. I (of 2)|William Howitt
We did our best to help them out of our own pittance; but to all of us it was like falling from affluence to penury.
Hurricane Hurry|W.H.G. Kingston
And how different everything was now in these days of affluence and adulation!
What's-His-Name|George Barr McCutcheon
It is better to die with hunger, exempt from grief and fear, than to live in affluence with perturbation.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various
I saw that Marble was perplexed, and did not know, at first, but he was getting to be embarrassed by this affluence of kindred.
Miles Wallingford|James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for affluence
affluence
/ (ˈæflʊəns) /
noun
an abundant supply of money, goods, or property; wealth