blue-collar

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Along with its eat-the-rich framework, it also belongs to a pleasing subgenre of movies about blue-collar guys who are secretly geniuses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"We are short of blue-collar workers," as well as doctors, teachers and agricultural administrators, she said -- roles that are either low-paid or "not prestigious".

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Metcalf, bringing all her blue-collar brilliance to the role, stiffens Linda’s spine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

AI’s top risk for many blue-collar workers is that the technology provides customers with the ability to solve problems instead of calling a professional, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

It was blue-collar all the way, located inside a corrugated metal shell; metal shavings covered the floor around the heavy equipment, which filled the shop with a regular hum.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel