rank and file
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The stew of issues bubbling through the transactions is why most of the rank and file at CNN rooted for Netflix to prevail in its bidding for Warner Bros.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
An orderly transition would require assistance from the rank and file.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
But the rank and file, the “MAHA moms,” can be divided into two broad categories, which we’ll call the individualists and the structuralists.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
Matt Cane, general secretary of the Metropolitan Police Federation that represents rank and file officers, said it was the right decision.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
Nevertheless, many of the rank and file continued to look cautiously about them.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
