as in masses
people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class
locals complained that rental housing would attract the ragtag and bobtail to their well-groomed suburb
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Lalas’ apparent delight in courting the enmity of the American viewing public also extends to his co-hosts—so much so that his early verbal scuffles with Zlatan Ibrahimović have gone more viral than whooping cough.
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No matter what Bedard or Blackhawks management say in public about contract negotiations, there can be no mistaking the scream of desperation emanating from the Byram acquisition.
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His profiteering has drawn criticism from even the traditionally conservative editorial boards at the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, as well as the broader American populace.
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The ongoing diversification of the American populace ensures that Latin American rhythms, jazz subgenres and electronic innovations will continue to redefine what the nation will sound like moving forward.
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All that loot pumped out of the Armenian proletariat, says the gaur, and for what.
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Severin, on the other hand, represents the revolutionary proletariat.
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As the tribunes, Bernardo De Paula’s Brutus and Daniel DeYoung’s Sicinius scheme and rabble-rouse with manipulative glee.
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Jongno's gay bars are concentrated on the more discreet second-floor levels overlooking Pocha Street, above the heterosexual rabble.
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In the 1980s, the Friends of the LA River pushed to address street runoff and trash that had made the water body infamous.
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In the city of Miami, improperly disposing trash — like taking the trash from one of your homes and throwing it away in another of your property’s bins — can result in a $525 fine.
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Heck, the Americans dominated in a 4-1 rout of Paraguay, the team that just eliminated Germany.
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The Sooners went 12-2 in a season that concluded with rout at the hands of LSU and Burrow (8 total TDs) in a CFP semifinal two weeks after the Heisman ceremony.
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In 1913, Antonino Alati left southern Italy to find a better life in a land where many people regarded him as little better than scum.
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The acid in vinegar will help cut through soap scum on glass and acrylic doors, resulting in a sparkling shine.
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Which is to say, the people in the streets weren’t riffraff running amok but activists with aims.
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Sometimes Evie imagined the land, the world, the city around her as a cartoon neighborhood, the houses’ edges elastic like balloons, their walls filling up and bloating and then, all at once, popping: ejecting out the riffraff and trash in a huff.
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“Ragtag and bobtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ragtag%20and%20bobtail. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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