living standard

noun

Examples of living standard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In turn, these also positively impact the next generation (through higher living standards and education). Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024 Raisi’s unpopularity due to his repressive past and worsening living standards for ordinary Iranians had helped further erode the government’s legitimacy, which may affect the upcoming presidential contest. Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 21 May 2024 Saito highlights the Netherlands Fallacy, named for that country’s illusory attainment of both high living standards and low levels of pollution—a reality achieved by displacing externalities. The New Yorker, 12 June 2024 Growth exploded and living standards soared—first in the West, and then globally—in the climate of security and economic cooperation that U.S. leadership fostered. Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for living standard 

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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 15 Jul. 2024.

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