hierarchy
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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
For now, the hierarchy problem is still unresolved.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Fury was mostly directed towards the club's hierarchy, but the manager and his backroom team are now not immune from scrutiny.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Though K.D. was my nephew according to tribal hierarchy, I was younger and far less senior to him.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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
They brought an attitude toward government and power that would strengthen conservative hierarchies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Ilaiyaraaja's mastery of the form helped disrupt those hierarchies.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Those species often have more rigid dominance hierarchies and predictable succession systems.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
Humans, like chimps, have social instincts that enabled our ancestors to form friendships and hierarchies, and to hunt or fight together.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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