strata
Example Sentences
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The bags have their own layers, like geological strata, which researchers do their best to preserve.
From New York Times
In all seriousness, I understand why it’s so delicious to read about this particular rarefied strata.
From Washington Post
In both strata, only the most ambitious and ruthless young people need apply.
From New York Times
The pictures are tactile and densely tiered, with collaged newspaper and magazine pages sometimes embedded among the strata.
From Washington Post
On March 10, employees at Chicago’s Trump Tower, miles east of Loretto, and in another economic strata, got vaccinated with shots from Loretto, long before many of the recipients would have been eligible.
From Washington Post
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