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middle class

[mid-l klas] / ˈmɪd l ˈklæs /
NOUN
neither the nobility nor laboring class
Synonyms
STRONG
bourgeois bourgeoisie burgherdom educated class middle order middle-income group
NOUN
an economic class perceived as average
Synonyms
STRONG
Middle America hoi polloi middle order middle-income group ordinary people plain folks proletariat working class
ADJECTIVE
characteristic of the middle class
Synonyms
WEAK
bourgeois conformist conventional ordinary square traditional

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However, Walker said he was concerned about islanders who sat "just above the threshold for government help", the middle class, about financial support.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

New research shows that the ranks of the higher earners have grown markedly over the last 50 years, while the lower rungs of the middle class have shrunk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In 2024, about 31% of Americans were part of the upper middle class, up from about 10% in 1979, according to a report released this year by the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The AEI report, by Stephen Rose and Scott Winship, classified a family of three earning $133,000 to $400,000 in 2024 dollars as upper middle class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

I rambled:... the relationship of the novel to the rise of the middle class in eighteenth-century Europe.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez