working class

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It also said it would try to ensure that "people from working class and regional backgrounds do not feel they need to alter their behaviour, accents or language to fit in with the civil service".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Charles Murray used Fishtown as his archetype for the decline of the working class in his 2012 book, “Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

If we don’t tip service employees, it calls into question our respect for the working class and our commitment to decent, well-paid work.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

High-profile literary agents started knocking on Doyle's door after the opening chapter of Communion won the Writer's and Artist's Yearbook working class writers' prize.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Not that I, even in my more histrionic moments, imagine that I am a member of that oppressed working class.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich