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upwardly mobile
adjective
- (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
Example Sentences
If the state wants to maintain its upwardly mobile chops, it must refashion its housing policies.
They were involved in peace crusades and helped to organize public schools so that the children of those less affluent could become upwardly mobile.
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.”
Also, Black folks at the time who were upwardly mobile were seeking to be something different than what they had not been afforded in the south, so they’re presenting prominence and pride with that physicality.
For many upwardly mobile Black Americans, getting white approval is still necessary for success.
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