hierarchy
Example Sentences
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Despite the tension, Chelsea sources say the hierarchy still respected much of Maresca's work with the players and he remained popular with the majority of the dressing room.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
From 1933 onward, more people may have acted out of opportunism, to secure jobs or otherwise benefit from the Nazi hierarchy.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
You don’t think about where you fall into that hierarchy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Since equity is junior to debt in the capital hierarchy, investors in private equity should be especially worried whenever private credit gets into trouble.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The reality, however, is that the existing hierarchy disciplines newcomers, requiring them to exercise power in the same old ways and play by the same old rules in order to survive.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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