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totem

[toh-tuhm] / ˈtoʊ təm /
NOUN
pole
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If they made it to New York or London, they would start over as an analyst, at the bottom of the totem pole.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

"It is a totem of celebration for Chinese people and people around the world," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

“Spatial awareness is always bottom of the totem pole.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

The Stockport-born player emerged so quickly and came into a team struggling so often, he was almost a totem.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

He had slept poorly because he had considered making a canoe instead of a totem.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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