as in masses
people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class
haughty nobles who ignored and scorned the rabblement at their own peril
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With a new, sobering jobs report out Friday, some current employees at the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are seeking to reassure the American public that the government's economic data is reliable and worthy of their trust.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Musk and the president had a public falling out earlier this summer.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some people seem to assume that AI is far beyond our world, and not just computers, data, and algorithms -- see my analysis of how low AI-literacy impacts the populace, at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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If Democratic messaging caters to the populace more concerned with the first objective than the latter, Hernaiz suspects their appeal will continue to wane.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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There was little-to-no doubt Jurgen Klopp’s side were going to defeat Ralf Rangnick’s under-interim-management rabble that day.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement From start to finish, pure madness, amid a rabble that never calmed, never quieted, never quit.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Oct. 2024
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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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By contrast, Jeffrey goes out of his way to help the employees, breaking into Mitch’s computer to change their timesheets and stealing a trash bag full of goodies to donate to the toy drive at Leigh’s church.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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The polyolefins Marks is referring to are what trash bags, plastic wrap, squeeze bottles, and other disposable single-use packaging are made of.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Over time, food particles, grease, soap scum, and even mineral buildup can collect inside your machine, affecting its performance and leaving your dishes less than spotless.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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Disneyland has dropped reservation requirements for the once wildly popular Oga’s Cantina six years after the wretched hive of scum and villainy opened to hourslong standby lines that forced the Anaheim theme park to hastily install a reservation system.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Colts’ late owner used to seethe over the fact that his team couldn’t find a way to win a Week 1 game, but the Colts’ 11-year streak — the second-longest in NFL history heading into Sunday — is now over thanks to a 33-8 rout over the Dolphins.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jones made Colts coach Shane Steichen's controversial decision to bench Anthony Richardson look brilliant in a 33-8 rout of the Miami Dolphins, the Colts' first Week 1 victory since Andrew Luck was quarterback in 2013.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Rabblement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabblement. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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