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Recent Examples of bourgeoisie
The promise in the air inspires immigrants, unionists, suffragettes, and a rising Black bourgeoisie.
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
La Notte, another standout, sees her light up a contemplative drama about the Italian bourgeoisie.
—Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 6 June 2025
This creative evolution has expanded papier-mâché’s market appeal, with a new generation of clientele emerging – a group that includes interior designers, a local urban bourgeoisie, and international buyers.
—Fahad Shah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
The company was started around the same time as other famous French stores like Le Bon Marché (1852) and La Samaritaine (1870), both of which, like Printemps, catered to the country’s growing bourgeoisie.
—Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
La Notte, another standout, sees her light up a contemplative drama about the Italian bourgeoisie.
—Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 6 June 2025
This creative evolution has expanded papier-mâché’s market appeal, with a new generation of clientele emerging – a group that includes interior designers, a local urban bourgeoisie, and international buyers.
—Fahad Shah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
The company was started around the same time as other famous French stores like Le Bon Marché (1852) and La Samaritaine (1870), both of which, like Printemps, catered to the country’s growing bourgeoisie.
—Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourgeoisie
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Severin, on the other hand, represents the revolutionary proletariat.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lower than proletariat workers, the lumpenproletariat includes the indigent and the unemployable, those cast out of the workforce with no recourse, or those who can’t enter it in the first place, such as young workers in times of economic depression.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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The entry of the American brand helped spur the rise of a thriving coffee culture among the burgeoning middle class of a country that traditionally drank tea, and Starbucks soon became a symbol of Western influence in a more affluent China.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Most citizens believe that the superrich should pay much higher taxes than the middle class.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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While the Queen was something of a controversial choice for the bride of a future king, as she had been married before and grew up working class, the royal rift likely stems from a more complicated history with the family.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Lowriders trace back to the 1940s-era working class of Mexican American and Chicano communities throughout the American Southwest.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeoisie. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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