hoi polloi
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But the difference between championship-caliber teams such as Milwaukee and the league’s hoi polloi is knowing how to turn an inch into a mile.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2023
Launched in 2006, Twitter created a space where the well-known could circumvent traditional media and communicate directly with fans to push messages or products while, in turn, increasing the site’s popularity among the hoi polloi.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022
She installed a flashing “disco full” sign outside to discourage the hoi polloi and a slide-back peephole at the door to inspect supplicants for admission to the pounding music and gold-plated glamour of her Valhalla.
From New York Times • May 1, 2022
Soon after independence was won, the founding fathers began conspiring against their fellow revolutionists among the hoi polloi.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2020
Presumably they were used to dazzle hoi polloi.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
