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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
Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
But the film's profundity lies in its understanding that the thief, like so much of postwar Italy’s working class, is in the same boat as Antonio.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
Judy and Nick are completely outside their comfort zones in Marsh Market, which is a grittier, more working-class environment, and serves to introduce a layer of socio-economic class dynamics into the film.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city’s striving, struggling working class.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
But the film's profundity lies in its understanding that the thief, like so much of postwar Italy’s working class, is in the same boat as Antonio.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Dati noted his brand brings together art, philosophy and creation from a cultural point of view, and that the designer who hails from a working-class neighborhood in Paris builds bridges between worlds.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
Judy and Nick are completely outside their comfort zones in Marsh Market, which is a grittier, more working-class environment, and serves to introduce a layer of socio-economic class dynamics into the film.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
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The severe inflation in the late 1940s that destroyed China’s anti-Communist middle class in urban areas helped enable Mao’s Communists to triumph in that country’s civil war.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Shaker Heights, the suburban Cleveland setting for Ng’s novel about motherhood, race, and privilege, is the perfect location for a novel about middle class America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The histories of women’s lives tend to not be as robustly recorded; so too, are the lives of working- and even middle-class people.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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With her family business in high demand, Janet’s middle-class childhood provided her with a level of comfort and security never known to her parents or older siblings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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There are things to satirize, trouble, and celebrate about the Black bourgeoisie.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 Nov. 2025
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Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The daughter of an engineer, she was raised in a cultured bourgeois household in the affluent 16th arrondissement and studied ballet at the Conservatoire de Paris.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Dec. 2025
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At the height of a cinema career that spanned some 28 films and three marriages, Bardot came to symbolize a nation bursting out of bourgeois respectability.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2025
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According to Jabra’s research, 99% of knowledge workers say poor audio quality impacts their online meetings and call quality.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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While the pandemic hit everyone all at once, the recovery from that jolt has taken place on two diverging tracks, with the well-off getting wealthier and the poor getting poorer.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Use plain cabinet doors with simple hardware, add streamlined seating and lights, and keep surfaces clutter-free.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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The future of investing may be expressed in plain English.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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