the upper class
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Through the centuries, the unisex garment evolved from an underlayer for the upper class to become outerwear, sashed with an obi but featuring smaller sleeves that aided physical activity — helpful for the samurai warriors.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
So if you could become one of the upper class, you could get away with anything.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2023
There were signs, early on, that Ms. Finke wouldn’t fulfill the expectations of her parents, who saw her as a future wife and mother of the upper class.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2023
Every aspect of the practice is associated with European nobility and the upper class.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
I intend to make myself necessary to the Derby family, while learning how the upper class lives.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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