stratification
Example Sentences
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The caste system is among the world's oldest forms of rigid social stratification.
From Reuters
There is no shortage of people interested in fixing this stratification.
From Seattle Times
Some of the settlements coming to light were marked by “a surprisingly light ecological footprint,” the designers said, without any signs “of centralized control or social stratification.”
From New York Times
Yet the stratification in consumption seems to have continued at least into the second quarter.
From Reuters
More focus on economic stratification would have been welcome too.
From Los Angeles Times
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