bourgeoisie
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Part hobo, part insult comic, part performance artist, Diogenes flaunted his disregard for convention in ways that scandalized the bourgeoisie of Athens and, later, Corinth, after his banishment from Sinope became permanent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
"The Viennese bourgeoisie took them to cafes and shopping, and showed them the local monuments," he added.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
Jonathan Parks-Ramage knows exactly what he’s doing in evoking bourgeoisie Clarissa Dalloway’s routine in the opening section of his new novel, “It’s Not the End of the World.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025
A daughter of Washington, D.C.’s Black bourgeoisie, Horn often attired herself in furs and white gloves, but she could outlast even the hardiest barfly as the night wore on.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024
For the first time in my life as a maid I have a purpose more compelling than trying to meet the aesthetic standards of the New England bourgeoisie.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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