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strata

[strey-tuh, strat-uh, strah-tuh] / ˈstreɪ tə, ˈstræt ə, ˈstrɑ tə /


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It’s lowered when they recognize each other as old childhood friends, albeit from different strata of Soviet society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

But the combination of stubborn food inflation and record income inequality is exacerbating the divide, forcing global food majors to rethink how they market to different economic strata.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Science writer Poppick explains what those millions of strata can tell us about four instances that changed life dramatically, from oxygen entering the atmosphere all the way to the dinosaur era.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

"Looking at the mosaic of all the pictures, you can see strata as you move from one landscape to another," Edwards says.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

He laid down a flat strip of dark red plasticine, following the colouring of strata on a map.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill