hierarchical
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Because of this layered arrangement, collagen is described as a hierarchical material.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
It was hierarchical and stressful, but it was not because of my fellow writers, except that I wanted to impress them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Every day there’s quite literally new agents that are being created, and almost at every tier of the hierarchical structure,” Trkay said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
"The hierarchical structure of the military places power with rank, especially in a training facility," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
Scholars deduced that the Sungir mammoth-hunters lived in a hierarchical society, and that the dead man was perhaps the leader of a band or of an entire tribe comprising several bands.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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