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
"The good thing is that rugby started in Argentina among the middle class and upper middle class, but now it's played in every social class," said the former Leinster fly-half.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The reforms Havana just approved create the conditions under which a Cuban middle class could emerge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
She exists in an in-between place, middle class on paper but squeezed in reality.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
