lower ranks
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Mr. Jordan was once a bomb-thrower from the lower ranks of the GOP who worked his way into top committee posts.
From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023
What's less clear is the current mood in the lower ranks of the army.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2023
A pilot program allows young enlisted soldiers — those in the three lower ranks — to get a promotion if they refer someone who enlists and goes to basic training.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023
If a daughter were to complete secondary school and become a teacher, she crossed the threshold into the lower ranks of the middle class.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Here are a number of taverns and Trattorie, much frequented by the lower ranks of the Roman people, and for which especial open omnibuses run from the Porta del Popolo.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
