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haves

noun

plural of have

as in capitalists

a wealthy person a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots

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Recent Examples of haves Separating the must-haves from the nice-to-haves can help parents decide where to hold firm and where a splurge might fit within the family budget. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 Lumbar support for those of us with a weak core can certainly dial up the comfort level, while footrests and contoured or cushioned seats are other nice-to-haves as well. — Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026 Control is exercised through shell companies and tax haves in Switzerland led by front men who are dual nationals of Iran residing abroad. — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 In a dwindling list of haves, the SEC very much remains a powerbroker. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Private fundraising has long been seen as a way to pad school budgets in wealthier communities, usually to pay for nice-to-haves, such as field trips and student clubs. — Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 On the other hand, these returns are extremely concentrated, and the venture haves will have more, while the have-nots will have even less. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Often, football is described as a game of haves and have-nots. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Set in the lush forests and fields of northeastern France, this excitingly offbeat first feature from Sarah Arnold depicts a gory factional war between hunters and farmers, haves and have-nots, with one depressed fish-out-of-water gendarme caught in the middle. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

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Noun

The prevalence of tech firms as hotspots for talent signals a wider boom amid Australia’s startup scene, which in recent years has been attracting attention and investments from venture capitalists.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Venture capitalists are quickly adopting AI for tasks like sourcing and research, with firms leveraging it to structure meeting notes and manage institutional memory.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Celebrity has always been commercial, and famous people have always converted attention into money.

— Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
For one, California’s program has that annual cap on the total amount of money that can be awarded as production incentives, a limit that does not exist in other states and countries.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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