snobbery
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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the "bold reforms" will end the snobbery in post-16 education, and support young people to build secure, future-proof careers.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
"In darts, we've defeated the snobbery in sport," promoter Barry Hearn said in a recent interview with British newspaper The Times.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
Out of context, that quote may lend weight to the strain of snobbery that wrote off “Blood and Sand” before the plot found its footing, which it did after its introductory episodes.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
But it’s not snobbery that has kept me away.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
“Inverted snobbery, more like. I simply don’t see any good reason for our trooping off to partake of the bounty of the Lady of the Manor. We’re perfecdy all right here.”
From "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper
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