echelon

Example Sentences

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Mamdani said Wednesday that he admired Tisch for cracking down on corruption in the upper echelons of the police department, lowering crime and “standing up for New Yorkers in the face of authoritarianism.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This season, the women attempt to launch themselves into a higher echelon in the entertainment industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Flesh,” Szalay’s sixth novel, follows István, a socially isolated Hungarian teen who through circumstances beyond his control is thrust into London’s upper echelon.

From Los Angeles Times

“The military isn’t waiting for the political echelon to announce that the war is over. It has no choice.”

From The Wall Street Journal

See where you fit in — and how much it takes to reach the upper echelons.

From MarketWatch