pecking order
Example Sentences
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Clarke's pecking order of strikers would most likely have had Adams in pole position, but that view is becoming harder to justify.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Between artificial intelligence, the Iran War, and the future of Taiwan, there’s a lot for the United States and China to hash out—not least of which being the pecking order.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
The No. 55 draft pick in 2024, Bronny has surpassed Dalton Knecht, the 17th pick in that same draft, in the Lakers’ pecking order.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
That sent chills down the spines of Motor City executives who fretted—fairly perhaps—about safety and their pecking order in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
The newly arrived could not help but notice the unfair pecking order.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
