hierarchies
Example Sentences
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That kind of reimagining is difficult, and threatens established hierarchies and routines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
This is the Christian tradition: questioning inherited norms, unsettling comfortable hierarchies, insisting that the ethical imagination can go further than traditional society allows.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Those species often have more rigid dominance hierarchies and predictable succession systems.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
“We need more voices — feminist perspectives, stories from marginalized communities, an honest reckoning with colorism and the hierarchies embedded in South Asian culture,” Singh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Civil rights advocates argue that individual group members “represent” the race and that hierarchies of power that lack diversity are illegitimate.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
