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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
Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But what's glaringly absent is a discussion of how this influx of wealth impacts the working class in these areas.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
Among the records were stories about labor, Indigenous communities, race and the struggles of working-class Mexican Americans that few others had collected.
—Shaanth Kodialam Nanguneri, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But Chega has also fashioned itself as a champion of the working class, like Mr. Mondlane.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But what's glaringly absent is a discussion of how this influx of wealth impacts the working class in these areas.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
His viral video riding around in a garbage truck and wearing a McDonald’s apron also boosted his support with working-class voters, turning them away from then-candidate Kamala Harris and former President Joe Biden during the 2024 election.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
Among the records were stories about labor, Indigenous communities, race and the struggles of working-class Mexican Americans that few others had collected.
—Shaanth Kodialam Nanguneri, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working class
Noun
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But the same industry that helped bring millions of people out of poverty and into the middle class has faced a dramatic downturn over the past three years.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Dee Dwyer/for NPR Food insecurity has been rising since the pandemic, even among the middle class More than 1 in 10 people in the U.S. get federal food aid, and food insecurity ticked up again in 2023, according to the latest report from the Department of Agriculture.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The park is surrounded by small apartment buildings and middle-class amenities: there is a tailor’s shop and a small café, and not far away is a florist, a dog-groomer, a snooker club, and a gym.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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So do a lot of people who make a lot of money, and even just upper- to middle-class working people.—
Alex Distefano,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Adjective
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My grandmother was a bourgeois German Jew, and my grandfather was the son of a stonemason in Sardinia.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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And a lot of conservatism in general is about upholding bourgeois lifestyles, morality, identity, politics, and so forth.—
Vittoria Elliott,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Lopetegui was eventually sacked on January 8, having failed to fix West Ham’s poor form.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Though Osbourne had a farewell tour set to begin in 2023, he was forced to cancel the shows due to poor health.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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While most warming devices come only in plain blacks and grays, these go out of their way to look pleasant in four colorful designs.—
Clint Davis,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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The three — Trump, Newsom and the first lady, who, clad in a khaki jacket, plain dark cap and aviator-style sunglasses, did not speak — walked toward the helicopter.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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