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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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Somehow, this respectable foe of radicalism had organized the political realignment that broke up the Union, sustained the war that overthrew the South’s ruling class, and managed the struggle that emancipated its proletariat.—
Matthew Karp,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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As is the case with the aesthetics of people, exquisite lines can be found on patrician and proletariat cars alike.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
21 Feb. 2025
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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After years in the (ahem) wilderness of the NHL’s mushy middle class, the Wild appear positioned for something more, finally giving one of the most passionate markets in the league something to cheer for.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The album also incorporated ancestral Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms and jíbaro sounds, grounding its critique in the cultural and musical roots of the island’s working class.—
Raquel Reichard,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
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About Marcus King Marcus King grew up in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains in a working class family with deep roots in music.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeoisie. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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