ladder

Example Sentences

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As AI replaces some of the lower rungs on the professional ladder, businesses lose the system that historically made inexperienced graduates into trusted professionals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Finally, we need to do more to get people on the ladder of work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Helen Knapman, news and investigations editor at MoneySavingExpert, says the Lifetime ISA can help many savers get on the property ladder but needs reform.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The answer is a bond ladder, which is what almost all bond index funds do.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

On the fatal Friday of Tansy’s trial, I was at school with the ladder before sunup.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck