hierarchies

Example Sentences

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Who knew chairs could tell stories of invasions and class hierarchies?

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Could you explain how those actively reproduce class and racial hierarchies?

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Muñoz has sought to shake up Hyundai’s culture, fearing its hierarchies could shield top executives from the truth or throttle innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

I had a chance to see how they communicate, what the community was among them, how they dealt with each other, what the hierarchies were.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

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