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Recent Examples of bourgeoisie
Then a hotelier hung Nymphs and Satyr in a public bar, shaking up NYC's bourgeoisie.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
In the late 1830s and ’40s, in a dramatic shift, the Cologne bourgeoisie had formed a partnership with the Jews.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Locals tacked disgruntled but clever verses onto the busts, writing satires that bemoaned the pope, the city’s bourgeoisie and the corrupt nature of those who held power.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Klimt, of course, is Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the Austrian modernist widely beloved for his paintings of the most beautiful women of Vienna’s haute bourgeoisie.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
In the late 1830s and ’40s, in a dramatic shift, the Cologne bourgeoisie had formed a partnership with the Jews.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Locals tacked disgruntled but clever verses onto the busts, writing satires that bemoaned the pope, the city’s bourgeoisie and the corrupt nature of those who held power.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Klimt, of course, is Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the Austrian modernist widely beloved for his paintings of the most beautiful women of Vienna’s haute bourgeoisie.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourgeoisie
Noun
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As is the case with the aesthetics of people, exquisite lines can be found on patrician and proletariat cars alike.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
21 Feb. 2025
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Inspired by Karl Marx, the Bolsheviks dreamed of a world communist revolution and held special expectations for Germany, Marx’s homeland, and for its proletariat.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
19 June 2023
Noun
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Other importers fear for their bottom line, including some in the nail salon industry that has lifted many Vietnamese Americans into the middle class.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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And by talking up the return of factory jobs to America, Mr. Trump directly addresses what four decades of free-trade policies and globalization made worse: the hollowing out of America’s middle class.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
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And there is nobody at Harvard today who comes out of the working classes — absolutely no one.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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During the rally, Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders bashed Trump and Musk’s widespread effort to cut government spending and downsize federal agencies, and touted working class everyday Americans.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeoisie. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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