work·ing-class
ˈwər-kiŋ-ˈklas 
: of, relating to, deriving from, or suitable to the class of wage earners
working-class virtues
a working-class family
: the class of people who work for wages usually at manual labor
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Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Experts project that automation and AI could displace or fundamentally transform 10-30% of tasks across many sectors in the coming decade, with working-class roles among the most vulnerable.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Attacks on statutory rights are pushing these countries back to conditions reminiscent of the late nineteenth century, when poverty and slums were the norm for a working class with no social safety net.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
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Adjective
Opening and sustaining a business in the immigrant, working-class neighborhood that raised him, paying homage to his parents’ legacy of entrepreneurship and capturing modern Pilsen through food is what fuels him.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Experts project that automation and AI could displace or fundamentally transform 10-30% of tasks across many sectors in the coming decade, with working-class roles among the most vulnerable.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
Noun
The third season, Devil In Silver, is based on the book by Victor LaValle, about a working class man mistakenly committed to a psychiatric hospital where things get very, very dark.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Attacks on statutory rights are pushing these countries back to conditions reminiscent of the late nineteenth century, when poverty and slums were the norm for a working class with no social safety net.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
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“Working-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working-class. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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