upward mobility
noun
: the capacity or facility for rising to a higher social or economic position
upwardly mobile
adjective
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Interestingly, the critics of elite schools, indirectly but selectively cite from this research cherry picking around the upward mobility case for elite educational institutions.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 28 Dec. 2024
Such upward mobility can seem rare, especially these days.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
So upward mobility became the calling card of American life.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
While the conventional path to upward mobility in Nigeria might have led him to becoming a doctor or nurse, his parents supported his pursuit of technology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Nov. 2024
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 28 Dec. 2024
Such upward mobility can seem rare, especially these days.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
So upward mobility became the calling card of American life.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
While the conventional path to upward mobility in Nigeria might have led him to becoming a doctor or nurse, his parents supported his pursuit of technology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Upward mobility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upward%20mobility. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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