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hierarchy

[hahy-uh-rahr-kee, hahy-rahr-] / ˈhaɪ əˌrɑr ki, ˈhaɪ rɑr- /


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But there will be no doubt in the minds of Goldthorpe and the LIV hierarchy that turning this into a profitable organisation will take a serious shift in outlook, and of course in spending.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Every organization has a hierarchy, and, Fogel said, the title of one CEO or another?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Just four months after Arsenal won the Premier League under the ownership of US billionaire Stan Kroenke, Liverpool's hierarchy have opted for outside investment in a bid to regain the crown.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

“In that era, hierarchy was incredibly important, very visible,” says Kurosawa.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Barred by law from invoking race explicitly, those committed to racial hierarchy were forced to search for new means of achieving their goals according to the new rules of American democracy.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

"He transcended social and caste hierarchies through his music," says Krishna.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

This is the Christian tradition: questioning inherited norms, unsettling comfortable hierarchies, insisting that the ethical imagination can go further than traditional society allows.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

Those species often have more rigid dominance hierarchies and predictable succession systems.

From Science Daily May 26, 2026

“We need more voices — feminist perspectives, stories from marginalized communities, an honest reckoning with colorism and the hierarchies embedded in South Asian culture,” Singh said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

As soon as there was a centre of gravity, or a ‘home’ in the sound, the relationship between chords also started to coalesce into hierarchies.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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