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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
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
The district is deeply working class, Wild says, but to fixate on that is too narrow.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Officials say the city’s median income has not kept pace with rising rental prices, placing disparate pressure on low-income and working-class families.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
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Noun
There's already a federal affordable housing tax credit, which incentivizes the construction of housing for working class families.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
The district is deeply working class, Wild says, but to fixate on that is too narrow.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
High prices and high interest costs are holding working-class households out of the market, and wealthy individuals are making up a larger share of transactions.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Officials say the city’s median income has not kept pace with rising rental prices, placing disparate pressure on low-income and working-class families.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working class
Noun
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All three opening bids in the 2028 ideas primary lead by disclaiming any desire to raise taxes on the middle class.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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House Republicans want to return $500 million annually to the middle class by expanding an income tax credit that offsets a portion of municipal property tax bills.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Many are middle-class families already stretched thin.—
Steven Fulop,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The courtyard apartment development was constructed near the horse track at Washington Park, with 52 apartments geared toward middle-class residents, according to Preservation Chicago.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Wake-Robin gets its name from a deep purple wildflower native to the Mid-Atlantic, which, from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, was the hub of the Black bourgeoisie.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Woodcutters sets forth the musings of a narrator sitting in an armchair at a dinner party who excoriates the literary awards establishments of his native land (and by extension all lands that are host to a robust bourgeoisie).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Both of his arms are in the sleeves, and his bourgeois father is kneeling on the floor, taking the shirt in order to conserve it, perhaps saving it from being soiled.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
27 Feb. 2026
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In a more simplistic story, Derya and Aziz’s efforts to find a good private school for their daughter would come off as a hopeless bourgeois indulgence.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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City officials say the long-term leases make buying Liberty Station a poor investment for any potential buyer other than Seligman.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Further, according to the paper, when supply tightens, richer nations outbid poorer ones for scarce shipments, exacerbating challenges for vulnerable economies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sacred Sites in Uluru Rising 348 meters above the Northern Australian desert plain, Uluru is a massive sandstone monolith—the largest in the world—formed around 550 million years old.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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The beauty of this top is it can be worn buttoned up and tucked into jeans for a more tailored look, but it can also be worn loose over a plain tank for a model-off-duty finish.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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