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the class of people who earn money by doing usually physical work and who are not rich or powerful
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Recent Examples of working class
Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Feb. 2025
There is no single issue in this country that has affected our economy and working class people and their jobs.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Emilien Hofman (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Their father was a Black U.S. Air Force veteran and renowned chess competitor, while their mother was a White British working-class woman.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The embrace of Thompson’s methods quickly led to questions about how to understand the American working class.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Feb. 2025
There is no single issue in this country that has affected our economy and working class people and their jobs.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Our first meeting took place in October at his mother’s house, a three-story home nestled behind three small plane trees in a working-class neighborhood outside Liège, around 5 miles from where Antoine founded his religion.
—Emilien Hofman (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Their father was a Black U.S. Air Force veteran and renowned chess competitor, while their mother was a White British working-class woman.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Outside of a few exceptions—notably Isaiah Hartenstein and Tobias Harris—the NBA's middle class largely had to settle for lower-than-expected contracts in free agency last year.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump's approval rating is slipping among America's middle class, according to new polling data.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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By 2024, that had reversed almost completely, with middle-class voters breaking for Trump by 52 percent and 46 percent choosing the Democrats.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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That means even a $150,000 salary — once a clear marker of affluence — still lands within the middle-class range in nearly half the country.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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According to theory, words referred not to the world they were tasked with representing but only to other words in a ruthless system where meaning was elusive, reality an illusion and the self a romantic fiction perpetrated by the capitalist bourgeoisie.—
Emily Eakin,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Even before the Atlantic City Boardwalk became the iconic scene of the Roaring ‘20s New Jersey bourgeoisie, the Jersey Shore was already increasingly a vacation spot for the wealthy.—
Andrew DePietro,
Forbes,
22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Pleated skirts and argyle sweater vests, all in neutral shades of navy, taupe and traditional black, completed the bourgeois wardrobe.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ibsen saw an individual’s self-determination as a remedy for bourgeois hypocrisy, the first salvo of liberation.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This can manifest in poor financial behaviors like excessive credit card debt, minimal savings, or impulsive investment decisions.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Sharon is the first member of the coven to die after the first of the five trials; meanwhile, the rest of the coven fends off further danger, faces new challenges, and even adds a new member to their ranks, replacing poor Sharon almost immediately.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, plain baking soda may be harsh for everyday use and could cause discomfort in people with sensitive teeth or mouths.3 Using a toothpaste that includes baking soda as an ingredient may be safer and more pleasant for daily use.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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In terms of the other players in the top eight for earnings who are available, Ratcliffe made plain his dislike of the Casemiro deal from the beginning of his investment pursuit, asking several firm questions about it to senior staff during his due-diligence stage.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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