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- adjective occupying a position between the
upper class and theworking class - adjective
characteristic of the middle class(es); reflective of that class's values and aspirations. Commonly associated with a desire forsocial respectability and an emphasis onfamily values andeducation .
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If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between $19,000 and $91,000.
Rick Jacobs: The Wall Street Journal Missed the Forest for the Trees on the Millionaires Tax of 2012 Rick Jacobs 2012
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If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between $19,000 and $91,000.
Rick Jacobs: The Wall Street Journal Missed the Forest for the Trees on the Millionaires Tax of 2012 Rick Jacobs 2012
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If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between $19,000 and $91,000.
Rick Jacobs: The Wall Street Journal Missed the Forest for the Trees on the Millionaires Tax of 2012 Rick Jacobs 2012
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If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between $19,000 and $91,000.
Rick Jacobs: The Wall Street Journal Missed the Forest for the Trees on the Millionaires Tax of 2012 Rick Jacobs 2012
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If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between $19,000 and $91,000.
Rick Jacobs: The Wall Street Journal Missed the Forest for the Trees on the Millionaires Tax of 2012 Rick Jacobs 2012
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If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between $19,000 and $91,000.
Rick Jacobs: The Wall Street Journal Missed the Forest for the Trees on the Millionaires Tax of 2012 Rick Jacobs 2012
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If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between $19,000 and $91,000.
Rick Jacobs: The Wall Street Journal Missed the Forest for the Trees on the Millionaires Tax of 2012 Rick Jacobs 2012
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If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between $19,000 and $91,000.
Rick Jacobs: The Wall Street Journal Missed the Forest for the Trees on the Millionaires Tax of 2012 Rick Jacobs 2012
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If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between $19,000 and $91,000.
Rick Jacobs: The Wall Street Journal Missed the Forest for the Trees on the Millionaires Tax of 2012 Rick Jacobs 2012
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If you're curious, the term "middle-class" generally applies to an individual making between
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Rick Jacobs 2012
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“Middle-class fly-tipping” is the name critics give to the practice of leaving household items on the pavement, often with a note attached offering them to passersby for free.
Councils in England to get revised guidance on ‘middle-class fly-tipping’ Amelia Hill 2024
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Middle-class fancy, for example, is simply a sort of low-end luxury (“fancy” by the way, is an official grade designation for peanuts by the USDA) favored by the tasteless but non-precarious suburban middle class.
The Premium Mediocre Life of Maya Millennial Venkatesh Rao 2026
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