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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
Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 18 Oct. 2024
Her nonprofit also offers bead working classes, educational workshops, and parenting classes.
—Allie Torgan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Shamira Ibrahim, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
The vice president and Democratic nominee will visit working-class areas including Allentown and end with a late-night Philadelphia rally that includes Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The share of exclusive zip codes in Las Vegas, long known as a magnet for the middle and working classes, went from 34% to 73%.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 18 Oct. 2024
Her nonprofit also offers bead working classes, educational workshops, and parenting classes.
—Allie Torgan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Lee’s storied career in political activism is defined by her working-class background—a former single mother on public assistance with a keen understanding of the issues that plague working-class Black communities, from housing to healthcare.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
The vice president and Democratic nominee will visit working-class areas including Allentown and end with a late-night Philadelphia rally that includes Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working class
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Despite bipartisan appeal, support for crypto-friendly candidates leans slightly Democratic, with 54% favoring candidates like Vice President Harris, who emphasizes crypto’s potential to promote economic advancement for the middle class.Tonya Evans, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Harris also has an edge over Trump on the issue of who looks out for the middle class.Amie Parnes, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris refused to accept any responsibility for the inflation that has devastated the middle-class and lower-income groups.Richard Stacy, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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In San Francisco, California, a city where the cost of living is 18 percent higher than the national average, a lot more than that—to be precise, over $70,000—is needed for a family to achieve that same middle-class lifestyle.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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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
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Then a hotelier hung Nymphs and Satyr in a public bar, shaking up NYC's bourgeoisie.JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Not toward Settembrini’s international republic of letters, and not back toward his simple bourgeois life down in the flatlands.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas Film festivals: Toronto Release date: TBA Awards potential: The film is described as a survivalist thriller among a set of bourgeois European expats in the Galapagos in the 1920s.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024
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Trump, for one thing, had a favorable set of issues behind him and the Republican Party: Biden had seen poor favorability and approval ratings throughout his term in office, despite scoring several legislative wins, including a bipartisan infrastructure deal that had previously eluded Trump.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Basically that poor enforcement had bred serious disrespect for the law, or at least a misunderstanding of it.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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That's a sandwich of plain white bread with beef sausage and ketchup.Claire Reilly, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because of this, tea (mainly herbal or green tea) can be a suitable option in addition to plain water to help meet daily hydration needs.Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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