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
  • Outside of a few exceptions—notably Isaiah Hartenstein and Tobias Harris—the NBA's middle class largely had to settle for lower-than-expected contracts in free agency last year.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The report uses Pew Research’s definition of middle class: households earning between two-thirds and double the median income in their state.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The party has become the party of the college-educated and for the college-educated — and its members talk like it in ways the working class often finds condescending or alienating.
    Alex Thompson, Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Spilt Milk is a wonderful coming of age tale set in the blue collar world of Dublin’s working class.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

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“Bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeoisie. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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