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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
Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
But the film's profundity lies in its understanding that the thief, like so much of postwar Italy’s working class, is in the same boat as Antonio.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
The boomer billionaire has now assumed the throne of the $1 trillion company—but his journey to one of the most coveted roles in business began with working-class entrepreneurship.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
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Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city’s striving, struggling working class.
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Akrivos was born in a working-class neighborhood of Athens, to a family of left-wing activists.
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This is about taking the best lessons from our past and building a modern middle class that works for everyone.—
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The middle class virtually disappeared.—
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What happened in the process was that all of those middle-class platforms were told Facebook was the place where things would spread.—
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Thus, money will flow away from these lower-income districts to a broad swath of middle-class districts in Brooklyn and Queens.—
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There are things to satirize, trouble, and celebrate about the Black bourgeoisie.—
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Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie.—
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The daughter of an engineer, she was raised in a cultured bourgeois household in the affluent 16th arrondissement and studied ballet at the Conservatoire de Paris.—
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Nearly 30 years after its premiere, The Ice Storm remains a resonant indictment of bourgeois complacency.—
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Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.—
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In recent games, KU’s communication has been pretty poor on defense and that’s led to players taking (and too often missing) wide-open 3-pointers.—
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Look for urea-free fertilizer that helps the plant absorb nitrogen more efficiently, and make sure to flush out the potting medium with plain water each month to prevent salt buildup that can harm the roots.—
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The goats prefer their trees plain.—
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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