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hierarchy

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


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Romero was similarly forceful against the Tottenham hierarchy last season.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The complex internal hierarchy of Israel’s kibbutzim ensures that only a few long-term residents—usually older people—have a vote in matters relating to governance, including the painful question of knocking down the houses of the kibbutz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

They also shed light on the tomb owner’s position in the Ramesside hierarchy, and on the other family members buried here – plus, potentially, later reusers of the tomb.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

And it was certainly what Iraola and the Anfield hierarchy would have wanted to see after a below-par campaign from Mac Allister last season.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Northeastern Indians were appalled by the European propensity to divide themselves into social classes, with those on the lower rungs of the hierarchy compelled to defer to those on the upper.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

In its core regions, Indigenous communities became organized into political hierarchies, with powerful chiefdoms exerting influence over surrounding settlements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

These AI systems demonstrated the ability to coordinate, establish hierarchies among themselves, cheat and erase traces of their actions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

That kind of reimagining is difficult, and threatens established hierarchies and routines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Western music, being more orientated towards harmony than its non-Western counterparts, gradually formed hierarchies among the twelve notes, so that the listener's ears latched on to a 'home' in the sound.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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