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Instead of following his gut like some unenlightened pleb, Patrick trusts his spleen and his spleen alone.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025 But because these monsters have yet to develop any fungal armor, runners are susceptible to gunshots, knives, and any other weaponry that would take out your average pleb.—
Lauren Puckett-Pope,
ELLE,
20 Jan. 2023 Behind the Concept of Dawn As a pleb, my hair and makeup choices are based purely on my mood and love of experimentation.—
Devon Abelman,
Allure,
5 Oct. 2018