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belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank
She grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, as did most of her classmates.
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Recent Examples of middle-class
Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Those point to her middle-class background and rise to the second-highest American office, a contrast to today’s China where the top echelons are stacked with men who often hail from politically elite families.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
And while everyone benefited from those tax cuts, the wealthy saw the biggest savings when paying their taxes, instead of low and middle class Americans.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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The vice president also tops Trump with Black Americans, elderly and young voters, middle-class Americans and those who are poor, those with college degrees, urban voters, among others, the data shows.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Those point to her middle-class background and rise to the second-highest American office, a contrast to today’s China where the top echelons are stacked with men who often hail from politically elite families.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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By contrast, Kelly said Harris would cut taxes for the middle class and make prescription drugs more affordable.
—The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
And while everyone benefited from those tax cuts, the wealthy saw the biggest savings when paying their taxes, instead of low and middle class Americans.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle-class
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Exposure to high concentrations can cause people to lose consciousness and can lead to long-term effects such as headaches, poor attention span, poor memory and poor motor function, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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More than 40% of pregnant people were exposed to extreme heat, and nearly three-quarters lived in areas with poor air quality, the report found.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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In 2016 and 2020, the Des Moines Register polls picked up on Trump’s support among the white working class voters that broke his way across the Midwest and Rust Belt.Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Carlson is probably right that whichever party is most associated with the interests of the working class, in 2026 or 2028 or beyond, will be the party best positioned to win national majorities for a generation.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Not toward Settembrini’s international republic of letters, and not back toward his simple bourgeois life down in the flatlands.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas Film festivals: Toronto Release date: TBA Awards potential: The film is described as a survivalist thriller among a set of bourgeois European expats in the Galapagos in the 1920s.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2024
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Even before the Atlantic City Boardwalk became the iconic scene of the Roaring ‘20s New Jersey bourgeoisie, the Jersey Shore was already increasingly a vacation spot for the wealthy.Andrew DePietro, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Then a hotelier hung Nymphs and Satyr in a public bar, shaking up NYC's bourgeoisie.JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
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If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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President-elect Trump's decisive win signals a political realignment for the country, as huge gains in support among Latino and working-class voters helped propel Mr. Trump to a White House return.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Wages have been stagnant since the 1970s and many traditional working-class jobs have vanished.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Middle-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-class. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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