upward mobility
nounDefinition of upward mobility
: the capacity or facility for rising to a higher social or economic position
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Like the former First Lady, Isabel Toledo, née Izquierdo, was an advertisement for the American dream of upward mobility. — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, "Remembering Isabel Toledo, a Designer with Few Peers," 4 Sep. 2019 And her story sounds, in some respects, like a classic tale of upward mobility. — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston’s middle class is getting crushed — does anyone care?," 30 Aug. 2019 Of course, even if relatively unfettered markets continue to deliver the goods for the most part, many families face significant economic pressures and obstacles to upward mobility. — John Hood, National Review, "New Nationalists Make Three Big Bets," 28 Aug. 2019 Unlike others whose upward mobility within the company required leading teams of employees, the best programmers could rise to the equivalent of a vice president just by being excellent at their job, Raikes said. — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, "Steve Ballmer’s ‘juiced’ enthusiasm for Clippers is helping transform team," 9 Aug. 2019 The Big 12 doesn’t provide the same opportunity for upward mobility that the American Athletic Conference does, but the Bears seem to be heading in the right direction. — Ralph D. Russo, The Denver Post, "Minnesota, Baylor among college football’s dark horse league contenders," 18 Aug. 2019 Lawmakers thought this would increase female employment and upward mobility. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Female board members too busy to do the work?," 15 Aug. 2019 But on Tuesday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas spotlighted a problem that jeopardizes the upward mobility of some of the region's residents: a sharp divide between people who have access to reliable internet service and those who do not. — Melissa Repko, Dallas News, "Some Dallas area residents don't have reliable internet access. The Dallas Fed wants to change that," 6 Aug. 2019 Expect them to remain a tough out, if one with limited upward mobility in the face of a daunting schedule. — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, "2019 NFL record projections: Can Chargers prevent a Patriots run to Super Bowl LIV?," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upward mobility.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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