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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
John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
In the 2024 election, despite a Democratic platform focused on redistributive policy, health care access and student debt relief, Donald Trump made unexpected gains among non-White and working-class voters, especially Latino men and younger Black voters.
—Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Mamdani seeks to speak for the city’s working class, yet his voters appear to trend not just younger but whiter, richer, and more male than Cuomo’s.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Noun
The results of November’s election showed that the G.O.P. was, indeed, making progress in working-class areas.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
In the 2024 election, despite a Democratic platform focused on redistributive policy, health care access and student debt relief, Donald Trump made unexpected gains among non-White and working-class voters, especially Latino men and younger Black voters.
—Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Adjective
However, a professor of political science at Bowling Green State University, which conducted the poll, said Democrats could yet retake the seat if the economy worsens, by regaining their standing as the party of the middle and working class.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Mamdani seeks to speak for the city’s working class, yet his voters appear to trend not just younger but whiter, richer, and more male than Cuomo’s.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working-class
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Second: What the British middle classes enjoy, more than anything, is being useful.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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The federal government needs to do the same, not just to do great things, but to keep the costs of living within reach for our middle class by creating the supply of everyday needs.—
Scott Peters,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The rising middle-class population change is expected to account for over 75% of expenditure growth, opening new market opportunities and lifting millions out of poverty, decreasing the percentage of destitute households from 15% today to just 6% by 2031.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Cutting health care for millions of Americans, ripping food out of the mouths of hungry children, raising costs for middle-class families.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The promise in the air inspires immigrants, unionists, suffragettes, and a rising Black bourgeoisie.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 June 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
Adjective
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Isabella Cosse writes that Quino was attacked both by the left (for being too bourgeois to offer a real critique of the political repression) and by the right (for being too friendly to subversive groups).—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Domesticity presented an existential challenge to the Communist war on bourgeois weakness and materialism.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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This last group is those with still poor (<50) RS Ratings, but strong (>80) 3-month RS Ratings. a.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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But August is perhaps a poor month in which to rally the staff.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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There are over 20 flavors (watermelon’s a winner) to beat plain water for energy.—
Parker Hall,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Avocado and Lime For a creamier dressing, an avocado-lime blend can turn a plain salad into a savory and filling meal.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
10 July 2025
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“Working-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working-class. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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