the upper class
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So if you could become one of the upper class, you could get away with anything.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2023
One major caveat to the study: Nearly all the bones and teeth came from ornamental tombs that were located near grand mosques, sites where only the upper class would have been laid to rest.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023
Every aspect of the practice is associated with European nobility and the upper class.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
Those open in the capital tend to target the upper class.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2022
“And all the former, the poor as well as the rich, belong to the upper class, and are respected and treated as equals.”
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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