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stratum

[strey-tuhm, strat-uhm] / ˈstreɪ təm, ˈstræt əm /


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Each stratum, or layer, of our planet tells a story.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

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

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

The stratum corneum, the outer layer of mature skin cells, communicates with the epidermis below.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

"Activists are worried about various charges being brought against such individuals who actively use their right to free speech. Democracy cannot exist without this stratum of people who exercise freedom of speech and thought."

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023

Just beneath the crust lay a twenty-foot stratum of the same quicksand Chicago builders always confronted, only now it was ice cold and a torment to workers.

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




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