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Word: plebians (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...addition, the super-competitive Division One of the ECAC has now entered a patrician-plebian stage, where the stronger teams get stronger and the weaker squads increase their moral victories each season...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Hopeful Icemen Open at Dartmouth Tonight | 11/21/1978 | See Source »

With the world going to pot like it is, with even the semblance of civilized values being dragged through the mud by a lot of plebian types, Donleavy has decided that it's time for an aristocratic comeuppance. To disinfect the noxious influence of democracy and such repellant notions as equality, invariably supported by the wrong-side-of-the-tracks populace, he prescribes large doses of snobbery, social climbing and downright opportunism. Though you yourself may be an uncultured slob, you need only follow these rules to eliminate any obstacle blocking your successful rise in society...

Author: By Christopher Agee, | Title: Making It | 3/18/1976 | See Source »

...significance of Harvard's past and present discriminatory practices. Ultimately truly basic changes are needed. Institutional democracy with control of corporate complexes by those working in them and those being served by them is needed at Harvard and in medicine in general to finally give the plebian just representation. Lauie Graff Harvard Medical School...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MED SCHOOL ADMISSIONS BIAS | 3/12/1975 | See Source »

...even if the issue were clearly understood, people might not act much differently when it comes to the crunch. A grape is one thing; it has a kind of bacchanalian image, succulent and superfluous. It is a luxury. But plebian iceberg lettuce that makes a harsh noise when you munch it is a humble staple. People are not so willing to give...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Plight of Lettuce Eaters | 9/18/1972 | See Source »

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