bourgeoisie

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Recent Examples of bourgeoisie Then a hotelier hung Nymphs and Satyr in a public bar, shaking up NYC's bourgeoisie. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 In the late 1830s and ’40s, in a dramatic shift, the Cologne bourgeoisie had formed a partnership with the Jews. John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 Locals tacked disgruntled but clever verses onto the busts, writing satires that bemoaned the pope, the city’s bourgeoisie and the corrupt nature of those who held power. Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024 Klimt, of course, is Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the Austrian modernist widely beloved for his paintings of the most beautiful women of Vienna’s haute bourgeoisie. Roberta Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bourgeoisie
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Noun
  • As is the case with the aesthetics of people, exquisite lines can be found on patrician and proletariat cars alike.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Inspired by Karl Marx, the Bolsheviks dreamed of a world communist revolution and held special expectations for Germany, Marx’s homeland, and for its proletariat.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023
Noun
  • The rise of the Black federal workforce helped build a Black middle class in America after generations of segregation, prejudice and worse, said Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, told USA TODAY.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
  • According to the 2023 American Community Survey, roughly 48 percent of Texas households qualify as middle class.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And there is nobody at Harvard today who comes out of the working classes — absolutely no one.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
  • During the rally, Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders bashed Trump and Musk’s widespread effort to cut government spending and downsize federal agencies, and touted working class everyday Americans.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeoisie. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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