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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
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Lowri Morgan, a working-class doctor, begins to question her complicity in this utopic world.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
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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
Natalie Portman stars as Evey, a young working-class woman rescued from the secret police by a masked freedom fighter known only as V (Hugo Weaving), who is leading a plot to take down the oppressors in dramatic fashion.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Lowri Morgan, a working-class doctor, begins to question her complicity in this utopic world.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working class
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This is about taking the best lessons from our past and building a modern middle class that works for everyone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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The middle class virtually disappeared.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In the primary, Mamdani won in many upper-middle-class areas and gentrifying neighborhoods while Cuomo carried working-class Black, Latino and White areas.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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In Disillusioned, published last year, the journalist Benjamin Herold tracks how the school district in his middle-class Pennsylvania suburb of Penn Hills ended up $172 million in debt, leading to mass furloughs, service reductions, and, inevitably, higher property taxes.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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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
Adjective
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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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Nearly 30 years after its premiere, The Ice Storm remains a resonant indictment of bourgeois complacency.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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In recent games, KU’s communication has been pretty poor on defense and that’s led to players taking (and too often missing) wide-open 3-pointers.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Look for urea-free fertilizer that helps the plant absorb nitrogen more efficiently, and make sure to flush out the potting medium with plain water each month to prevent salt buildup that can harm the roots.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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The goats prefer their trees plain.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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