totem
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And Brunson, who entered the league on the low end of the financial totem pole as a second-round draft pick, still had the security to never worry again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Fashioning your lead actor as a totem to project your thoughts about apathy and loneliness would be a risky move for anyone other than writer-director Amanda Kramer, who’s made a career out of brazen chicness.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
"It is a totem of celebration for Chinese people and people around the world," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
"Stephen is much higher on the totem pole than that," Trump said.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
Cole asked, unfolding a heavy wool blanket, woven with colorful blue-and-red images of a totem pole.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
Naderi was one of the totems of the day, a work rate that never stopped, a constant menace in hunting and gathering.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The three men accumulated totems of fabulous wealth: mansions in Manhattan and the Hamptons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Turner, who died Wednesday at age 87, elbowed his way to the forefront of modern television by prioritizing profit over deeper questions about whether certain cultural totems should be held sacrosanct.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
To add spice they were without three totems of their team, Lawrence Shankland, Cammy Devlin and Beni Baningime.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
The purpose of knowing totems was to work out a relationship, if possible.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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