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upwardly mobile

adjective

  1. (of a person or social group) moving or aspiring to move to a higher social class or to a position of increased status or power

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Downey has long been a landing spot for upwardly mobile Latinos, who make up 75% of the population.

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The stadium public address system throbbed to Sash's 90s dance monster Encore En Fois after the final whistle and it was easy to imagine that, with their upwardly mobile set of stars, Bordeaux will indeed be repeat winners in the next few years.

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If the state wants to maintain its upwardly mobile chops, it must refashion its housing policies.

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They were involved in peace crusades and helped to organize public schools so that the children of those less affluent could become upwardly mobile.

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Downey, a suburb about 10 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, has become a landing spot for upwardly mobile and wealthy Latinos, so much so it has been dubbed “the Mexican Beverly Hills.”

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