middle class
Example Sentences
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The country's rapidly growing middle class had plenty of money and a seemingly insatiable appetite for cars, including the most profitable upmarket models.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gen Z-ers grew up in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, which exposed the flaws of the debt-centric tool kit that had been offered to the middle class.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Over the next three decades, soaring demand for the fruit transformed Michoacán state into the center of global avocado production — and catapulted a generation of people like Pancho from poverty into the middle class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The stakes are especially high in India, where a government job offers a steady salary, social status and a route into the middle class.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“We’re not rich but we are comfortable and we are middle class and our son is better off than we are.”
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
