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Recent Examples on the Web Glyn was also—unexpectedly for those of us who thought communists were louche types with disdain for the protocols of petit bourgeois society—a rigid disciplinarian. — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 21 June 2021 Consider Brooklyn, the city’s most populous borough, once synonymous with the petit bourgeois aspirations of its denizens but now a global emblem of cool. — Daniel Akst, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021

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“Petit bourgeois.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petit%20bourgeois. Accessed 4 Jul. 2022.

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