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subcaste

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Recent Examples of subcaste Let Israel choose the words to describe permanent control over a subcaste of about five million civilians who lack rights and representation. — Michael Oren, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2023 Hybrid work could even effectively create a subcaste of employees for those who choose to continue doing their jobs remotely, career experts warn. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 May 2021 India remains a largely conservative society where most people don’t marry outside their subcaste, let alone outside their faith. — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2020

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India’s Shashank Walia earlier won the New Currents Award for Birds in the Dark, a black-and-white Punjabi-language drama exploring caste, labor and love in rural Punjab.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
The nonprofit has championed South Asian voices in film, art and storytelling since 2002, giving a platform to work on subjects such as caste, gender and sexuality.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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First, the samples were adjusted for unequal probability of selection by stratum.

— New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Davidsen bucks up her balky husband with a bloodthirsty holler, stiffens her voice against doubt, and, in her final sleepwalking scene, taps into the tender stratum of Lady Macbeth’s subconscious.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

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