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Occasionally, like tonight, a chiseled pleb or square-jawed gym owner will pass muster, taking her to some exclusive club in Tribeca.
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Seija Rankin, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2021
But because these monsters have yet to develop any fungal armor, runners are susceptible to gunshots, knives, and any other weaponry that would take out your average pleb.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 20 Jan. 2023
Behind the Concept of Dawn As a pleb, my hair and makeup choices are based purely on my mood and love of experimentation.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 5 Oct. 2018
From trouble-making pleb to presidential candidate.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2018
While the plebs are busy navigating the perils of ride sharing in 2017—should I #deleteuber? does Lyft still require fist bumps?—the überrich have problems of their own.
—Henri Gendreau, WIRED, 18 May 2017
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Seija Rankin, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2021
But because these monsters have yet to develop any fungal armor, runners are susceptible to gunshots, knives, and any other weaponry that would take out your average pleb.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 20 Jan. 2023
Behind the Concept of Dawn As a pleb, my hair and makeup choices are based purely on my mood and love of experimentation.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 5 Oct. 2018
From trouble-making pleb to presidential candidate.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2018
While the plebs are busy navigating the perils of ride sharing in 2017—should I #deleteuber? does Lyft still require fist bumps?—the überrich have problems of their own.
—Henri Gendreau, WIRED, 18 May 2017
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“Pleb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pleb. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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