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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
Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
In an interview with TIME, Golden discussed how the party should speak to swing voters, how to rebuild trust, and how to reposition the working class at the core of the Democratic coalition.
—Charlotte Alter, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
The mayor is also pushing for tax cuts for some working-class families and Administration for Children’s Services child-care vouchers to be included in the state budget.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Portrayed by Brigitte Helm in Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent film Metropolis, Maria is a compassionate worker who becomes a spiritual leader for the oppressed working class.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
In an interview with TIME, Golden discussed how the party should speak to swing voters, how to rebuild trust, and how to reposition the working class at the core of the Democratic coalition.
—Charlotte Alter, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
The results of the 1920 census showed a rapidly urbanizing population, propelled largely by the millions of working-class (often Southern and Eastern European) immigrants and their children who had moved to the country’s industrial centers in preceding decades.
— Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
The mayor is also pushing for tax cuts for some working-class families and Administration for Children’s Services child-care vouchers to be included in the state budget.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working class
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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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The report uses Pew Research’s definition of middle class: households earning between two-thirds and double the median income in their state.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Knox grew up with her mother and Deanna in a middle-class neighborhood in West Seattle.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
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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This creative evolution has expanded papier-mâché’s market appeal, with a new generation of clientele emerging – a group that includes interior designers, a local urban bourgeoisie, and international buyers.—
Fahad Shah,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
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The company was started around the same time as other famous French stores like Le Bon Marché (1852) and La Samaritaine (1870), both of which, like Printemps, catered to the country’s growing bourgeoisie.—
Lanna Apisukh,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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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There’s a real debate to be had about what responsibility better-off neighborhoods like Hyde Park have to help solve humanitarian problems that often are laid at the feet of poorer areas.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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The weather bulletin, which was issued at 12:29 a.m., warned of flash flooding in small creeks, streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas and places with poor drainage.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 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 11 Apr. 2025.
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