social class
Americannoun
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social classes
plural
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But in a number of African countries, access to it is still reserved for a certain social class, said Ablaye Seck, an energy efficiency expert in Senegal.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Not that Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff’s doomed-by-their-own-hands love affair ever needed the exposure; Brontë’s themes of obsession, revenge, social class and the supernatural are still analyzed in high school English classes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Jeff Bokor saw work as an entree to a social class he aspired to as a young man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
At one of the UK's largest conferences for video game developers, social class was on the agenda.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
In the old days, when we were more consumed by social class, we were also more honest about it.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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