lower ranks
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Previous American wars equally have highlighted both the fraught nature of serving in higher-level leadership roles and in lower ranks where war’s injurious effects are most grievously felt.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The company has also shuffled its lower ranks over that time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Women are gaining ground in the C-suite, but progress in lower ranks of management is stalling.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
What's less clear is the current mood in the lower ranks of the army.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2023
He first discussed his plans with a committee of the Society for Alleviating the Condition of the Poor, for it was the poor, the lower ranks of society, whom he wished chiefly to benefit.
From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Henry Smith Williams