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hierarchy

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


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Historian Bernard Capp, Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick, explains that hat etiquette once reinforced social hierarchy.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

It is that upward mobility is available, at scale, outside the prestige hierarchy and often at much lower prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

"So there's no hierarchy between sculpture, painting, fashion, photography and no hierarchy between bodies, between the classical body or the disabled body."

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

People from Texas have strong opinions about the hierarchy of its cities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

To compose a passage with this orderly structure, a writer must organize the content she hopes to convey into a neat hierarchy.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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