(the) mob

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working class
Noun
  • Church did not, however, neglect the National Academy, and in 1849—in the midst of bloody riots pitting nativists against immigrants and New York’s working class against the wealthy—he was promoted to full academician status.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • People born into working class households in the 1840s should have been doing well in the 1870s.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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“(the) mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%28the%29%20mob. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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