hierarchical
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It was hierarchical and stressful, but it was not because of my fellow writers, except that I wanted to impress them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
“Every day there’s quite literally new agents that are being created, and almost at every tier of the hierarchical structure,” Trkay said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
She said the "extremely hierarchical" nature of medicine made it hard for junior staff to question their superiors.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
These include word order preferences, such as whether verbs come before or after objects, and hierarchical structures, such as how grammatical relationships are marked within sentences.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
But the problems of perpetuating a hierarchical society go deeper than this.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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