as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the current administration evidently believes that we plebeians cannot withstand a dose of harsh reality
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people
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At different times over the last four decades, Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties sent more people to death row than any county in the state – and far more than Franklin County, the state’s largest.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Kizzi’s fate, drama-wise, is not in butting heads with people in her team, but in boatmance.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Plebeians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plebeians. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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