lower ranks

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Women are gaining ground in the C-suite, but progress in lower ranks of management is stalling.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

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

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

Goldman has made some diversity progress among the lower ranks.

From Reuters • May 13, 2022

In both instances the reverse of the shield shows the injurious effects on the lower ranks of a large proportion of unoccupied time, spent in merely waiting for their hours of duty.

From Household Organization by Caddy, Florence