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
Bertrand Degat, vineyard manager for French zero-alcohol wine producer French Bloom, winces visibly when recalling some of the criticism and snobbery he has encountered from his contemporaries.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Eliot got it from the start, but in Woolf’s case bafflement joined forces with snobbery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
If one were to remove the veil of snobbery and suspicion dividing urban and rural America, one would find a lot more Hanks and Peggys in the world than far-right trolls.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2025
I could see she despised me, marking with all the snobbery of her class that I was no great lady, that I was humble, shy and diffident.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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