bottom-rung

Example Sentences

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They’ve also put stress on the bottom-rung of households in the “K-shaped” economy, whereas you can argue there has been an improvement for the upper-rung, Kelly said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 6, 2025

Those watching would have been forgiven for thinking Evans would breeze past the unheralded Vasa, who plies most of his trade far away from the Grand Slam tournaments on the bottom-rung Futures Tour.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

Burgos catapulted a bottom-rung team into a Marin powerhouse.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2020

There is also the uncomfortable feeling that Loach’s stories of bottom-rung strife are primarily consumed by middle-class cinephiles.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2019

They all worked at bottom-rung jobs in “big-box” superstores and fast- food franchises for $7 an hour.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz