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upwardly mobile

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upward mobility

 
Use upwardly mobile in a Sentence
–noun
See under vertical mobility (def. 1).
Origin:
1945–50

Related forms:
upwardly mobile, adjective, noun
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Verizon Wireless Phones
Official Site - Cell Phones up to 50% off. Only at Verizon Wireless
VerizonWireless.com
Sprint Official Site
Phones To Match Your Needs. Get It On The Now Network from Sprint
www.Sprint.com
upwardly mobile  
adj.  Advancing or likely to advance in economic and social standing: "They had considered her suitor unambitious, not sufficiently upwardly mobile" (Maggie Scarf).
n.   (used with a pl. verb)
Those regarded as advancing rapidly in economic and social standing. Used with the.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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