middle class
Example Sentences
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Becoming a doctor would have made Pradeep one of the first in the family to climb into the professional middle class.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
In our survey, 39% of Americans identified as middle class, while 22% called themselves upper-middle class and 31% as working class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
De la Espriella appealed not just to anti-left voters, but to a burgeoning middle class frustrated by growing crime -- a leading issue for voters in every recent Latin American election.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Prof János Tóth, a philosopher studying demographic issues at Hungary's University of Szeged, believes the incentives worked especially well for one particular group - the lower middle class in the countryside.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
It has a thriving economy, a growing Latino community, and a substantial black middle class.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
