working class
Example Sentences
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It was the perfect environment for two blue-collar communities: San Pedro, known for its bustling port and dock workers, and Bell, known as a densely packed working class industrial city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Conventional definitions of the working class often miss how people understand their own place in society.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Dr Alex Blower, a researcher specialising in masculinity, inequality, and education, founded Boys' Impact, a UK-wide network which looks at improving opportunities for young men from working class backgrounds.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Not all data point to an improvement for the working class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Janny Scott took as her map the newfound statistical evidence showing that the upper middle class lived longer and healthier lives than the middle class, which in turn did better than the working class.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
