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Noun
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Later in the novel, Hans’s mind turns to the brutality of occupation: If in the course of a five-day plan, 200,000 Berliners were removed by 50,000, these 50,000 proletarians would be fused into a collective by the shock of having killed.—
Rumaan Alam,
The New Republic,
21 June 2023 -
As a proudly class-conscious proletarian, Martin is naturally supportive of worker strikes.—
J. Hoberman,
The New York Review of Books,
22 Oct. 2020
Noun
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Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
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But an unpleasant incident with a public transit plebeian leads Leighton to ponder the direction of her life.—
Rachel Seo,
Variety,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The fledglings were savored by the nobility and the clergy, who, according to Fritz’s research, passed decrees to keep commoners from killing them, to preserve them for themselves.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Despite being a commoner, Harald broke his father’s rule and began dating Sonja, but Olav ordered Harald to cut off contact with her once he was made aware of their relationship.—
Rachel Burchfield,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot pursued his nation to the killing fields to create only one peasant class.—
Lynn DeWoskin Covarrubias,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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The film opens on a peasant couple summoning their son from a farm field.—
Paige Williams,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Canaille.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canaille. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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