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Discover LudwigThe phrase "poorer classes" is correct and is commonly used in written English.
It can be used to refer to sections of society among whom the standard of living is significantly lower than a baseline. For example, "The poorer classes in many developing countries have limited access to education and healthcare."
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The crowd — milling, chanting, angry, bruised, defiant — were almost entirely young men of the poorer classes.
The crowd milling, chanting, angry, bruised, defiant were almost entirely young men of the poorer classes.
In a majority of countries surveyed, schizophrenia appears to be disproportionately high in the poorer classes.
Meanwhile, for the poorer classes, little has changed over the years.
"Depositors of the poorer classes," said Shepp's New York City Illustrated (1894).
He was opposed to a parliament of the wealthy dictating how the poorer classes should behave on Sundays.
So you can bet she won't be advocating for federal funds to elevate conditions for the middle or poorer classes that attend them.
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It is in another part of town where oil wells operate and where a poorer class of people live.
These gay clothes are worn specially by women of the poorer class on festive days, e.g., at weddings and tamashas.
People accused the Republicans as turning their back on the middle and the poorer class.
This leads to a vicious cycle of steadily deteriorating properties that become attractive to a poorer and poorer class of renter, Encinas said.
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