strata

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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

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

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

"We're also talking about every strata of the creative industry, from camera, directors, makeup, hair, costume, all the way down to the more technical aspects like electricity, and all sorts of things like that."

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024

At every change in rock strata certain species of fossils disappeared while others carried on into subsequent levels.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson