upper class
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“Poor people are as bad off as in the special period, but a segment of middle and upper class have access to dollars and are not in such bad shape, which causes real social tension.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
A quick peek into butter’s rich history reveals that the humble dairy product was once a luxury reserved for the upper class.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025
It is, as she says, both appropriation of the trappings of the upper class and a challenge to the order they’ve subjected the world to.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025
Rather than depicting an urban milieu populated by hustlers and pushers, the films that arrived during the newer decade captured an emerging, well-educated Black middle and upper class occupying high rises and boardrooms.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024
Overall, 1 percent described themselves as upper class, 15 percent as upper middle class, 42 percent as middle, 35 percent as working, and 7 percent as lower.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
