rung
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Levanon contends rapid advances in AI will stunt demand, perhaps permanently, for the sort of white-collar administrative work that used to be the first rung on the ladder for college graduates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Impressed by Mestemaker’s 6-foot-4 build, Morris offered him a walk-on spot—the bottom rung on the roster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
At the lowest consumer-friendly rung rest affordable fillers and Botox injections.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
This year, a seventh bell was rung to commemorate the thousands who died from diseases including cancer after the attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
He said there was a weak rung on that ladder.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
About one quarter of loans still due in 2028 and 2029 have junk ratings of CCC-plus or below, one of the lowest rungs of the ratings ladder, according to data from PitchBook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
For about 40 years, physicists have used conformal field theories to calculate how far apart those energy rungs should be.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
They had about 15% fewer entry-level workers, 15% fewer managers, and fewer rungs in the corporate ladder—yet with similar valuations as their less AI-focused peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Most of Chwalinska's career has been spent on the lower rungs of the professional ladder, travelling around trying to make ends meets.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
These rungs, called nucleotides, spell out the hereditary instructions for making a given organism.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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