upper class
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Rags-to-riches stories tend to be as fabulistic as tales designed to sell the upper class as fair and solicitous to the needs of working people, or amenable to Cinderella fantasies.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
“We talk about it a lot,” Grace said, “especially since now that the year is ending, our upper class that are graduating are going straight into conflict.”
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
More than 40% of Americans who call themselves upper class or upper-middle class say they haven’t saved enough money to retire comfortably.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
"It can feel like you have to be middle to upper class to understand it - but Ballet Nights has made it extremely accessible for everyone."
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
The As overwhelmingly came from the middle and the upper class.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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