stratum

Example Sentences

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Simply put, only a certain stratum of Americans prioritize learning about politics.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

The hard microneedles penetrate through the stratum corneum, which has high electrical resistance.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2024

"There is a stratum of people for whom street food is no longer about sustenance, the theatrics appeal to them."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023

That broad permissibility extends to quotas, guaranteeing the proportional admission of members of each socioeconomic stratum.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2023

What he was proposing, in effect, was a stratum of artificial bedrock that would also serve as the floor of the basement.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson