ladder

Example Sentences

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That helped workers climb the ladder to higher-paying careers like sales, said Mark Muro, senior fellow at the think tank Brookings Metro.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

A bond ladder is a portfolio of bonds of different maturities that maintains a stable duration target.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Kush said he planned to use the money to help his mum "get on to the property ladder", while Jo said he hoped to travel to Senegal to "learn where I come from".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Together, these discoveries point away from a simple ladder of progress.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Nimbly he climbed down a rope ladder to the ground.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood