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Renovating the station will enable firefighters to have better sleep, privacy and living standards, project organizers say.—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 Our findings indicate that the inequality in living standards has grown more than standard data suggest.—Leila Gautham, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026 Productivity growth surged and living standards accelerated at a pace rarely seen before or since.—Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026 The pandemic clearly slowed improvement in global living standards and interrupted the pace at which countries were becoming more equal.—Chelsea Follett, Oc Register, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for living standard