strata

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But this division also implicates the nongladiatorial Roman citizens of all social strata.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Layer it all in a shallow casserole dish or, if you’re feeling theatrical, a glass trifle dish, so the strata show through like geological layers of flavors.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

Ultimately, she argues that these strata show us that when stressed, the earth reacts by changing and moving toward stability.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

From May to October, continuing a tradition launched in 2011, visitors can pay extra to dig for their own fossils in more recent, less scientifically significant geographical strata.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2025

Nobody really knew how old the Clovis people were, though, because geological strata can't be dated precisely.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann