The third class has items that have touched something first class--the "touched" nail described above, for instance.

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The middle class grows fast, and things that were formerly luxury items become middle-class commodities.

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They discussed a number of issues, including the middle-class tax cut, other items on the congressional agenda, actions that Congress can take to help small businesses, actions that Congress can take to put construction workers and teachers back to work.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The digital divide is real, and the economic downturn hurt many working-class families, forcing them to reduce expenses on luxury items like high-speed Internet access.

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Apparel retailers have been led by the high-low strength factors of luxury shoppers and those shoppers who are looking for bargains, as the middle-class earners keep their wallets closed for non-essential items.

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The world's largest online flea market thought that it could revolutionize the traditional art auction business by creating a vast new class of customers who would bid on high-ticket items over the Internet.

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The deal made DST one of the largest first-class mailers in the U.S. 1.8 billion items in 2000 but the new business has its own problems.

FORBES: The Track Less Taken

Items (supposedly) touched by Jesus often are first class.

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