second-class
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"Don't treat us like second-class citizens, don't take it away from us."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
But Glenn and other devotees of factory-built housing hope to use the spotlight on recovery to show a still-skeptical public that prefab doesn’t mean second-class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Under segregation, black Americans generally shared a common experience of being second-class citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
For much of its history printmaking has been relegated to second-class citizenship, with works that are viewed as less than equal to one-offs in other media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
I told Stan and Marjory that I had passed matriculation, but omitted mentioning that it was with a second-class certificate.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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