caste

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Recent Examples of caste Irving Thalberg, born in 1899, grew up in the genteel Brooklyn of German-Jewish doctors and rabbis, a world apart from Mayer’s rougher caste of Eastern European Jews hustling for scrap metal in cold maritime Canada. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025 The film tackles sensitive topics of caste and religion in India, and despite tackling divisive issues, both men reject the notion their film takes sides. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2025 Although the hard lines of caste division have softened over time, especially in urban areas, there are still major gaps in wealth, health and educational attainment between different castes, according to various studies. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 May 2025 In contrast with village food made by women for members of their own castes, restaurant food was often cooked by lower-caste men. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for caste
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Noun
  • Also, while the 16 Plus' battery life isn’t class-leading, its 167-nit brightness at our 50% testing setting is impressive, particularly compared with the Asus and Samsung.
    Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
  • On the other hand, demand from Latin America, for example, has grown so much that Yiwu officials have supported Spanish classes for local merchants.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Julia Fonseca, a professor at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, cautioned against homebuyers attempting to predict the level of mortgage rates.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Hale thinks the housing market overall is a bit healthier than the low level of sales might indicate, however.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Caste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caste. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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