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Meanings of upwardly mobile in English

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Usage of upwardly mobile in English
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But so do young, upwardly mobile singles, artsy hipsters and budding families.
Reuters
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After four years of feeling upwardly mobile, Palace have hit the wall.
The Guardian
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Billosaur, a piggy bank for the upwardly mobile from Le Mouton Noir.
Wired
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Instead, I'd put it in the category of upwardly mobile shagging memoir.
The Guardian
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He must have been the most upwardly mobile social phenomenon of his time.
The Irish Times
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Northampton's upwardly mobile season came within seconds of hitting the buffers at Wasps.
The Guardian
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The Verdict: Audi designs spirited vehicles with the upwardly mobile professional in mind.
Ebony
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I was upwardly mobile from primary school into teacher training college.
The new yorker
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The superior felonious echelons are upwardly mobile and have a clear career path.
Financial Crime and Corruption
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Her parents, by contrast, were quiet, upwardly mobile and scrupulously apolitical.
The economist
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But the upwardly mobile enjoyed an almost 20 per cent reduction in this risk.
The Irish Times
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The upwardly mobile young executive, she thought, and such a complete contrast to Johnno.
Public secrets
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Critics add that commercial and industrial users are also cross subsidising upwardly mobile couples.
Radio NZ
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It's predominantly Protestant with a smattering of upwardly mobile Catholics.
The Irish Times
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About 60 upwardly mobile uptown women of all ages and interests filled it up.
Ebony
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These, the upwardly mobile, porcine delicacies, models of dinner-table decorum.
Unmanned
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Upwardly mobile across language varieties
Ireland
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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