working class
Example Sentences
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The Labour government, meanwhile, is promising a new equality and diversity strategy with a primary focus on getting working class people joining and progressing in the civil service.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
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
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
By the late 19th century, the industrial revolution had produced business barons commanding disproportionate wealth, a newly conscious working class, trade unions, and socialist parties.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The real gap between them, both said, was more subtle: Croteau came from the working class, and Woolner from money.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
