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
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
With five months to go before the general election, there’s plenty of time for Platner to soothe any misgivings and re-up his promise to fight for the Maine working class.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
When there is not only a chicken, but an organic, free-range chicken, in every pot, the traditional economic appeal to the working class can sound off-key.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
