middle class
Example Sentences
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The stakes are especially high in India, where a government job offers a steady salary, social status and a route into the middle class.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
But in earlier decades Minnesota was an American success story with world-class companies, high civic trust, a remarkable education tradition and a broad middle class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In our survey, 39% of Americans identified as middle class, while 22% called themselves upper-middle class and 31% as working class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
De la Espriella appealed not just to anti-left voters, but to a burgeoning middle class frustrated by growing crime -- a leading issue for voters in every recent Latin American election.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
I found myself on a campus with golden children of western America’s upper middle class.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
