How to Use wealth in a Sentence

wealth

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  • What percentage of the national wealth is spent on health care?
  • Her personal wealth is estimated to be around $10 billion.
  • Despite their clashes with the Greeks, the Nabataeans grew in strength and wealth.
    — Jeremy Hillpot, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Many were drawn by the promise of wealth that had nothing to do with its past.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • Those of us with gray hair and 65 to 70% of the nation's wealth should be on the front lines of the fight for climate justice.
    — The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • But few nailed the art of stealth wealth as well as Angelina Jolie.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Closing the racial wealth gap is at the top of SheaMoisture’s Christmas list this year.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Meanwhile, voters have a wealth of choice for the open council seats.
    — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
  • And there is a good reason for the savings rate to be low: household wealth is near record highs.
    — Ann Skeet, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • As a result, the country has retained one of the world’s highest racial wealth gaps.
    — James D. Long, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
  • Much of the 55-year-old’s wealth comes from his work at Palo Alto Networks.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2024
  • When wealth is high, households save less (and vice versa).
    — Mike Sommers, Fortune Europe, 1 Feb. 2024
  • And of course, don’t forget to share the wealth with our Spotify playlist, linked below.
    — Cydney Lee, Billboard, 8 May 2023
  • The crypto bubble has burst, and in its place, people are turning to an old-school form of wealth: gold.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2023
  • As Fortune points out, although the world’s richest lost some of their wealth, the middle class has grown their share.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Despite its wealth of resources, Niger remains one of the poorest countries in the world.
    — Omar Saley, CNN, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Despite this finding, the total amount of wealth held in tax havens hasn’t changed much, the report noted.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2023
  • DiCaprio’s character, Ernest Burkhart, has messed up part of a larger plan to rob the Osage of its wealth.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Even in an era of gaudy wealth and shifting alliances in golf, Trump remains, for now, a measure too much for many.
    — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Not everyone pegs Charles' wealth at the same sky-high valuation as The Guardian.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 May 2023
  • Bombshell, through a wealth of archival footage and crisp storytelling, gives her genius its due.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 July 2024
  • The trick these days is to maximize your wealth while still serving in government.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 19 July 2023
  • In the film, Izi comes close to finally leaving London’s Kitchen, one of the last housing estates in the city where the wealth gap has reached an extreme.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The wealth of information stems from the voyage’s timing.
    — Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Duarte said Santos regaled her with stories of success and wealth.
    — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But for Turks who own assets like homes, wealth has grown, as inflation pushes up the costs of those holdings.
    — Natasha Turak, CNBC, 17 July 2024
  • The Saudi government owns about 82% of Aramco, while the kingdom’s wealth fund holds a further 16% stake.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024
  • One other thing worsened: the wealth gap between young and old Americans.
    — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The decisions made in Beijing influence the wealth and welfare of billions of people, the health of the planet, and war and peace itself.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Project 2025 intends to cut spending so that tax increases do not impact the wealthy and assures that the rich can accumulate even more wealth.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2024

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