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the class of people who earn money by doing usually physical work and who are not rich or powerful
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Recent Examples of working class
Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists who live up and down the streets of this working class district of Maligawatta.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Josh and Lindsay live in Ojai, the hippie mountain town turned increasingly yuppie enclave; Austin and Ashley are in more working-class Oxnard.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The practice has had horrible consequences for the Black, working class neighborhood where the turbines are located, whose residents are stuck breathing xAI’s noxious exhaust.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists who live up and down the streets of this working class district of Maligawatta.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Mamdani, a Democrat, has urged the governor and state Legislature to raise taxes on the rich, calling for wealthy residents to pitch in more money for programs intended to help the city’s struggling working-class.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Josh and Lindsay live in Ojai, the hippie mountain town turned increasingly yuppie enclave; Austin and Ashley are in more working-class Oxnard.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working class
Noun
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This middle class operates at a zero-margin state.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Africa’s insurance sector is increasing momentum due to greater demand from a growing middle class, a new report found.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Richer pensions for middle-class public workers mean leaner services for the poor and higher taxes for everyone else.—
Daniel DiSalvo,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Yes, a new model was devised that showed how a modern economy could sustain a large middle-class society that shared in its general prosperity and great progress.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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The flashbacks to Emma’s adolescence, which Borgli films with some curiosity, are far more engaging than the film’s depictions of the chatty Boston bourgeoisie, which exude self-satisfied certainty.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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Noasis, around the corner from Base Camp, is for families of tech bourgeoisie.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Perhaps Fogel, a fervent leftist, chafed at having to celebrate the family, that bourgeois institution.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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His savior was the experimental documentarian Harun Farocki, famous for provocative works that skewered bourgeois complacency.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Braves couldn’t overcome a poor start from Reynaldo López and saw their six-game winning streak fall by the wayside in an 11-4 loss to the Nationals on Tuesday at Nationals Park.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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In the days leading up to his fatal overdose, Prince was in poor health and was forced to cancel shows in Atlanta.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In plain language, that means that the Pocket 4 was submitted to the FCC, but did not get the okay from the agency ahead of DJI securing a place on the Covered List.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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The 62nd overall selection is khaki pants and plain white t-shirt.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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