the upper class

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They became popular symbols of royalty, and in more recent times, were adopted by the upper class for use on stationery, clothing and accessories.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

So if you could become one of the upper class, you could get away with anything.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2023

One major caveat to the study: Nearly all the bones and teeth came from ornamental tombs that were located near grand mosques, sites where only the upper class would have been laid to rest.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Butler’s pantries have a long history in kitchen design, popular in late 19th-century and early 20th-century homes, when the upper class used them as staging areas for staffers and storage for fine china.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022

Austin taught Fuller to take on the upper class in the black community with the same zeal and uncompromising spirit that he used in confronting the white power structure.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson