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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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Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In the past few election cycles, Democrats have lost support among the white working class, famously, and among Latino voters without college degrees; there is also growing concern about the Party’s softening support among working-class Asian voters and Black voters.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Baker tours the ramshackle, bilingual American dream of ethnic rivalries between Russians and Armenians and belligerent working-class youths addicted to sneakers and video games.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Incidentally, while most Brits believe that income is the main indicator of class in today's society, 25% of people earning over $132,000 still identify as working class.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In the past few election cycles, Democrats have lost support among the white working class, famously, and among Latino voters without college degrees; there is also growing concern about the Party’s softening support among working-class Asian voters and Black voters.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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For her, and for many observers, one particular area of Democratic concern remains white working-class voters in Philadelphia, which, as a county, lost more blue votes than any other in Pennsylvania in 2020.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Baker tours the ramshackle, bilingual American dream of ethnic rivalries between Russians and Armenians and belligerent working-class youths addicted to sneakers and video games.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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